Crossword-Solution: SWERVED 7 letters, 9 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 14

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Swerved imp. & p. p. of Swerve

We have 9 clues for the answer “SWERVED”

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Avoided a pothole, perhaps 1 answer
Avoided an accident, in a way 1 answer
Avoided an accident, maybe 1 answer
Tried to avoid an accident, in a way 1 answer
Changed direction abruptly 2 answers
Shifted course. 2 answers
Deflected 4 answers
Veered. 4 answers
Turned aside 6 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RTEEA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with SWERVED (5)

And he sideways swayed and tumbled, Sideways fell into the river, Plunged beneath the sluggish water Headlong, as an otter plunges; And the birch canoe, abandoned, Drifted empty down the river, Bottom upward swerved and drifted: Nothing more was seen of Kwasind.
The Song Of Hiawatha Henry W. Longfellow 1991
For days now she had lived in a wild turmoil of excitement; she had not had a quiet rest for three nights; now, she had walked on a slippery road for nearly two hours, and yet her determination never swerved for a moment.
The Scarlet Pimpernel Baroness Orczy 1993
The antagonist of Grantmesnil, instead of bearing his lance-point fair against the crest or the shield of his enemy, swerved so much from the direct line as to break the weapon athwart the person of his opponent—a circumstance which was accounted more disgraceful than that of being actually unhorsed; because the latter might happen from accident, whereas the former evinced awkwardness and want of management of the weapon and of the horse.
Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1993
Quicker than thought, his left hand darted out at me, and a small dagger flashed in the air; he struck me in the left shoulder--had I not swerved, it had been my heart.
The Prisoner of Zenda Anthony Hope 1993
But then the _Nautilus_ swerved again, and sought the lowest depth of a submarine valley which is between this Cape and Sierra Leone on the African coast.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Jules Verne 1994

Quotes with SWERVED (3)

THIS IS WHYHe will never be given to wonder muchif he was the mouth for some cruel forcethat said it. But if he were(this will comfort her) less than one momentout of millions had he meant it. So many years and so many turnsthey had swerved around the subject. And he will swear for many morethe kitchen and everything in it vanished --the oak table, their guests, the refrigerator doorhe had been surely propped against--all changed to rusted ironwork and ashexcept in the center…
Michael Ryan God Hunger
Okay... My name is Ellie Mason and I have a feeling you don't like me." Kylie stopped and swerved around... "Okay, let's get something out in the open. I know you had sex with Derek." "Damn!" Perry said, and grinned. "This is gonna be better than I thought.
C.C. Hunter Taken at Dusk
How can it not exist? What does that — ”A tiny grey body shot in front of the Land Rover. “Squirrel!” Mad Rogan swerved to the side, trying to avoid the suicidal beast. The SUV hit a curb and jumped. For a terrifying second, we almost flew, weightless. My heart leaped into my throat. The heavy vehicle landed back on the pavement with a thud. The squirrel leapt into the grass on the other side. I remembered to breathe. “Thank you for not killing the squirrel.”“You’re welcome, …
Ilona Andrews Burn for Me
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Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.

Used 8 times in crossword archives (1951–2023).