1. To turn or swerve off of some path, trajectory, or direction very sharply or abruptly.

What does veered mean?

intransitive verb. 1 : to change direction or course the economy veered sharply downward. 2 of the wind : to shift in a clockwise direction — compare back entry 4 sense 2. 3 of a ship : to change course by turning the stern to the wind.

What does veered mean in a sentence?

to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road. (of the wind)