Veering meaning : To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out. To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve. (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.