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steering

steering is the present participle and gerund of steer.

Meaning of steer

Verb

steer (third-person singular simple present steers, present participle steering, simple past and past participle steered)

  1. (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
    • The boat steered towards the iceberg.
  2. (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
    • I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
  3. (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
    • The boat steers easily.
  4. (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
  5. (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
    • Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
  6. (reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.

See all 13 meanings of steer

Noun

steering (usually uncountable, plural steerings)

  1. (usually) Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
    • I hit a rock with my car and broke the steering.

Forms of steering

pluralsteerings

Words formed from steering

Phrases with steering

Words that rhyme with steering

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Questions about steering

What does steering mean?
Steering means equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
What is steering the present participle and gerund of?
Steering is the present participle and gerund of steer.
What part of speech is steering?
Steering is a noun.
What is the plural of steering?
The plural of steering is steerings.

Words near steering in the dictionary

  1. Steeres
  2. steerest
  3. steereth
  4. steerike
  5. steerin'
  6. steering
  7. steering arm
  8. steering arms
  9. steering column
  10. steering columns
  11. steering committee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steering (page history and authors); steer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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