Synonyms of yawing

yawing

verb

present participle of yaw

as in veering

to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veering
• circling
• curving
• cutting
• swerving
• turning
• bowing
• wandering
• arching
• sheering
• sweeping
• bending
• zigging
• twisting
• breaking
• zagging
• weaving
• pivoting
• curling
• arcing
• rounding
• slewing
• skewing
• winding
• coiling
• spiraling
• looping
• wheeling
• zigzagging
• deviating
• hooking
• wavering
• crooking
• straying
• about-facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yawing

The out-of-control motion radiated down to the spacecraft itself, which began yawing and pitching in response to the force. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025

Combining that data with a simple wind model, the algorithm projected that yawing each of the five upstream turbines about 20 degrees to the north would maximize the group's generation from the northwest winds. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2019