| adverb | 1. In a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise. |
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![EXAMPLE SENTENCES](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/example-sentences2.png) | ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "The planets in our solar system spin widdershins, with the exception of Venus and Uranus." |
| ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "The first thing my dog does when I get home is run widdershins three times around the backyard." |
| ![Play Button](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/PlayButton.png) | | "Despite a few dancers who spun widdershins when everyone else went clockwise, the spring recital was a success." |
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![](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/word-origin2.png) | Scottish English, early 16th century |
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![Why This Word?](https://assets.worddaily.com/emails/images/why-this-word2.png) | While this looks like a word you might want to exclaim when you drop something on your foot — "widdershins!" — it's actually an adverb that describes moving counterclockwise. It developed from a mix of the Middle Low German word "weddersins" and the Middle High German word "widersinnes." ... | Continue Reading |
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