westering meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

westering

adj

Etymology From wester + -ing.

Especially, Of heavenly bodies Moving westward, near the west.

Particularly the sun

The hills rose scarlet and gold to the north of the little town, and the westering sun shone ruddily and mystically on the crude new stone and plaster buildings of the dusty forum and the wooden walls of the circus some distance to the east.1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Very Old Folk:

noun

Etymology From wester + -ing.

A movement to the west.

[…] the Passover sacrifice had to be offered between the two evenings, or westerings of the sun.1872, Benjamin Street, The Restoration of Paths to Dwell in, page 366:
The "westerings" of their families are part of the frontier saga, different in detail but not in purpose. They all wanted land, better land from which to make a better living. For over a century the pioneer movement had flowed west, […]2010, William A. Owens, Three Friends: Roy Bedichek, J. Frank Dobie, Walter Prescott Webb, page 20: