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
Carter, however, lacks even such a community of ideological backing in press or country; his yawing on issues has disaffected groups of supporters he could normally count upon.
From Time Magazine Archive
At three knots the convoy started crawling away from the shores of Japan, the Franklin yawing and staggering in her agony.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he looked back, and to his great joy he perceived that the Lillian had gone off in a wild direction and was yawing all over the pond.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
