The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GYBE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1977.
Sudden shift, in sailing crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GYBE | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sudden shift, in sailing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- lurch
- dodge
- dodging
- jib
- anacoluthon
- jump
- quirk
- switch
- gybe
- bump
- choo
- chopped
Crossword Answer definitions
GYBE noun- The act of gybing.
- (by extension) A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
- To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
- Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
- Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
- (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.
- Alternative spelling of jibe
- Alternative spelling of jibe
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