swerve, swerving, veering -- (the act of turning aside suddenly)
Overview of verb veer
The verb veer has 2 senses
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
veer -- (shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered")