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west⋅er⋅ing

  [wes-ter-ing]
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–adjective
moving or shifting toward the west: the westering sun; a westering wind.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see wester 2 , -ing 2
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west⋅er

2  [wes-ter]
–verb (used without object)
1. (of heavenly bodies) to move or tend westward.
2. to shift or veer toward the west.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see west, -er 6
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west·er   (wěs'tər)   
n.  A strong wind coming from the west.
intr.v.   west·ered, west·er·ing, west·ers
To move westward. Used of the sun, the moon, or a star.

[Middle English westren, from west, west; see west.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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