yaw
verb (used without object)
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
yawing
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present participleof yaw.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
“We must stabilize the rudder so the giant ships . . . will move forward against the wind and waves without yawing, stalling or colliding.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021
Instead, the Gemini-Agena began to gyrate violently through space, yawing and rolling at a rapidly increasing rate.
From Time Magazine Archive
If it enters sideways with a yawing motion, as is more likely, the heating effect is much greater.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Well, then,” said Stuart cheerfully, “I’ll sail the Wasp straight and true, and let the Lillian B. Womrath go yawing all over the pond.”
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
