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westering

American

[wes-ter-ing] / ˈwɛs tər ɪŋ /

adjective

moving or shifting toward the west.

the westering sun; a westering wind.

westering British

/ ˈwɛstərɪŋ /

adjective

poetic moving towards the west

the westering star

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Etymology

Origin of westering

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; wester ², -ing ²

Example Sentences

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“Maybe it’s the classic American westering – keep moving west, keep moving west. This is as far as it goes. This is the edge.”

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2020

The westering sun, shining through old-fashioned green window shades, filled the office on the second floor of Ottawa's East Block with tawny light.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Sappho has many a sister in these westering years.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, heeding the call of the westering sun and the social season at Nassau, Freddy and Claude boarded their 104-ton auxiliary schooner Kangaroo, in Tangier and set sail for the Bahamas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Looking west they could see, below them in a haze of light, lowlands and broad meads, and glinting far off in the westering sun the wide waters of the Anduin.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

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