"swerving" meaning in All languages combined

See swerving on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more swerving [comparative], most swerving [superlative]
Etymology: From swerve + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|swerve|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From swerve + -ing. Head templates: {{en-adj}} swerving (comparative more swerving, superlative most swerving)
  1. (humorous) Variable, unsteady. Tags: humorous Derived forms: swervingly, unswerving
    Sense id: en-swerving-en-adj-7MSvuZWP Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 78 7 15 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 66 10 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 69 6 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 76 5 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 6 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 55 12 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 80 4 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 90 2 8

Noun [English]

Forms: swervings [plural]
Etymology: From swerve + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|swerve|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From swerve + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swerving (plural swervings)
  1. An unpredictable change of direction.
    Sense id: en-swerving-en-noun-1ouSDDJi

Verb [English]

Etymology: From swerve + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|swerve|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From swerve + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swerving
  1. present participle and gerund of swerve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: swerve
    Sense id: en-swerving-en-verb-KggfNfzw

Inflected forms

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