veering

To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

“The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.”

(of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).

(of the wind) To shift aft.

To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.

To turn.

A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.