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WiddershinsWIH-dər-shinzPart of speech: adverbOrigin: Scottish, early 16th century |
1In a direction contrary to the sun’s course, considered as unlucky. | 2Counterclockwise. |
Examples of Widdershins in a sentence “The first thing my dog does when he gets home is run widdershins three times around the backyard.” “Despite dancing widdershins when everyone else went clockwise, Martha was the highlight of the Christmas musical.” |