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turn with every wind

turn with every wind verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.

Verb

turn with every wind (third-person singular simple present turns with every wind, present participle turning with every wind, simple past and past participle turned with every wind)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.
  2. (derogatory) To be inconstant, to go along uncritically or opportunistically with fashionable opinion.

Forms of turn with every wind

third-person singular presentturns with every wind
present participleturning with every wind
past participleturned with every wind
pastturned with every wind

Origin of turn with every wind

From the action of a weather vane.

Questions about turn with every wind

What does turn with every wind mean?
Turn with every wind means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, with, every, wind.
What part of speech is turn with every wind?
Turn with every wind is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn with every wind?
The past tense of turn with every wind is turned with every wind.

Words near turn with every wind in the dictionary

  1. turn upon
  2. turn ups
  3. turn ups for the book
  4. turn ups for the books
  5. turn upside down
  6. turn with every wind
  7. turn'd
  8. turn-about
  9. turn-abouts
  10. turn-and-bank indicator
  11. turn-around

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