"turn with every wind" meaning in All languages combined

See turn with every wind on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: turns with every wind [present, singular, third-person], turning with every wind [participle, present], turned with every wind [participle, past], turned with every wind [past]
Etymology: From the action of a weather vane. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn with every wind (third-person singular simple present turns with every wind, present participle turning with every wind, simple past and past participle turned with every wind)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.
    Sense id: en-turn_with_every_wind-en-verb-Q3c2huvo
  2. (derogatory) To be inconstant, to go along uncritically or opportunistically with fashionable opinion. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-turn_with_every_wind-en-verb-WR0Pdd3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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