B15

When the wind suddenly begins to blow in a different direction, you say it ________.

CHANGED 585
SHIFTED 107
CHANGING 40
NR 34
SWITCHED 33
CHANGEABLE 21
CHANGED DIRECTION 20
CHANGED ITS COURSE 17
TURNED 16
VEERED 16
CHANGED COURSE 11
SHIFTED AROUND 11
CHANGED OFF 10
CHANGED DIRECTIONS 9
VARIABLE 8
BACKED AROUND 7
CHANGE OF WIND 5
CHANGED AROUND 5
CHANGES 5
SHIFTING 4
CHANGES COURSE 3
CHANGING DIRECTION 3
HAS CHANGED 3
HAS TURNED 3
HAULED AROUND 3
SWITCHED DIRECTION 3
WHIPPED AROUND 3
A-CHANGING 2
CHANGED ITS MIND 2
CHANGING COURSE 2
CHANGING DIRECTIONS 2
HAULED 2
STORMY 2
SWERVED 2
SWITCHED DIRECTIONS 2
TURNED ABOUT 2
TURNED AROUND 2
ADVERSE 1
ALTERED 1
ALTERED ITS COURSE 1
ANTI-CLOCKWISE 1
BACKED 1
BACKED UP 1
BACKENIN’ IN 1
BLEW IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION 1
BLOWING UP SOMETHING 1
BREAKER 1
CAUSED BY THE WHIRLWINDS 1
CHANGE 1
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER 1
CHANGED ANGLES 1
CHANGED COURSES 1
CHANGED ITS DIRECTION 1
CHANGED ITSELF 1
CHANGED NORTHWEST 1
CHANGED OFF DIRECTIONS 1
CHANGES DIRECTION 1
CHANGES DIRECTIONS 1
CHANGES ITS COURSE 1
CHANGING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 1
CHANGING ITS COURSE 1
CHANGING OFF 1
CHANGING WIND 1
COMING AROUND 1
COMING FROM THE NORTH 1
CONTRARY 1
COUNTER CLOCKWISE 1
CYCLONE 1
DODGED AROUND 1
ERRATIC 1
FICKLE WIND 1
FIXING TO COME TO A STOP 1
FOG CLOUDS 1
FRONT’S PASSED 1
GATHERING A STORM 1
GETTING AROUND 1
GOES EAST 1
GOING A DIFFERENT WAY 1
GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION 1
GOING TO BLOW UP A RAIN 1
GOING TO RAIN 1
GOING TO STORM 1
GONNA CHANGE 1
GOT CHANGED 1
HAUL ABOUT 1
HAULS AROUND 1
IN THE EAST NOW 1
IT’S VARIABLE 1
KAPAKAHI 1
LETTING UP 1
LOOK OUT, HERE IT COMES 1
LOOKS LIKE A STORM 1
MOVED DIRECTIONS 1
MOVING OUT 1
NORTH WIND 1
PREPARING TO STORM 1
PRODUCED A CROSSWIND 1
PULLING OUT 1
REVERSED ITSELF 1
SHIFF 1
SHIFT IN THE WIND 1
SHIFT OF WIND 1
SHIFTED OFF 1
SHIFTED QUARTER 1
SHIFTED ROUND 1
SHIFTED TO ANOTHER DIRECTION 1
SHIFTED TO THE NORTH 1
SHIFTED WEST 1
SOLDIER’S WIND 1
SUDDEN CHANGE 1
SWITCHED AROUND 1
SWITCHED OVER 1
SWITCHED TO THE EAST 1
SWUNG AROUND 1
TAKES A CHANGE 1
THERE’S A CHANGE IN THE WIND 1
THERE’S A STORM BREWING 1
THREATENING RAIN 1
TORNADO 1
TURNED AND GOING BACK EAST NOW 1
TURNED BACK 1
TURNING 1
UNPREDICTABLE 1
UNSTABLE WEATHER 1
VARIED 1
VEERS 1
WEATHER HAS CHANGED 1
WEATHER’S CHANGING 1
WHIPPED AROUND TO THE NORTH 1
WHIRLING 1
WHIRLING AROUND 1
WIND CHANGE 1

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