Yaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an erratic deflection from an intended course

be wide open

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɔː/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɔː/.

Examples

the deep gaping canyon
the yawing motion of the ship
the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gape yawn swerve

Parts of Speech

noun	an erratic deflection from an intended course
verb	be wide open “the deep gaping canyon”
verb	deviate erratically from a set course “the yawing motion of the ship”
verb	swerve off course momentarily “the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it”

Word Forms

yaw	verb	deviate erratically from a set course
swerve	verb	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
yaw	noun	an erratic deflection from an intended course

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gieren

eine unregelmäßige Abweichung von einem beabsichtigten Kurs

🇫🇷French

embardée

une déviation erratique par rapport à une trajectoire prévue

🇪🇸Spanish

guiñada

una desviación errática de un rumbo previsto

🇮🇹Italian

imbardata

una deviazione irregolare dalla rotta prevista

🇳🇱Dutch

gier

een grillige afbuiging van een beoogde koers

🇵🇹Portuguese

guinada

um desvio errático de um curso pretendido

🇷🇺Russian

отклонение от курса

беспорядочное отклонение от намеченного курса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रास्ते से हटना

किसी इच्छित मार्ग से अनियमित विक्षेपण

🇧🇩Bengali

ইয়াও

একটি উদ্দেশ্যমূলক কোর্স থেকে একটি অনিয়মিত বিচ্যুতি

🇮🇳Tamil

கொட்டாவி

திட்டமிடப்பட்ட பாடத்திலிருந்து ஒரு ஒழுங்கற்ற விலகல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవును

ఉద్దేశించిన కోర్సు నుండి అస్థిరమైన విక్షేపం

🇮🇳Marathi

जांभई

इच्छित कोर्स पासून एक अनियमित विक्षेपण

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાંફવું

ઇચ્છિત કોર્સમાંથી અનિયમિત વિચલન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕಳಿಕೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ವಿಚಲನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോ

ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച കോഴ്‌സിൽ നിന്ന് ക്രമരഹിതമായ വ്യതിചലനം

🇵🇰Urdu

یاؤ

ایک مطلوبہ کورس سے ایک بے ترتیب انحراف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏航

偏离预定航向的不稳定偏转

🇯🇵Japanese

ヨー

意図したコースからの不安定な逸脱

🇰🇷Korean

편주

의도한 코스에서 불규칙하게 편향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ôi

một sự chệch hướng thất thường khỏi một khóa học dự định

🇹🇭Thai

อ้าปากค้าง

การเบี่ยงเบนไปจากเส้นทางที่ตั้งใจไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoleng

defleksi yang tidak menentu dari arah yang diinginkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ياو

انحراف غير منتظم عن المسار المقصود

🇮🇷Persian

اوه

انحراف نامنظم از مسیر مورد نظر

🇹🇷Turkish

yalpalama

amaçlanan bir rotadan düzensiz bir sapma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַבְּסֵב

סטיה לא יציבה מהמסלול המיועד

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