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AVERTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
Example:
averting her gaze meant that she was angry
Synonyms:
aversion; averting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("averting" is a kind of...):
avoidance; dodging; shunning; turning away (deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of preventing something from occurring
Example:
averting danger was his responsibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("averting" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb avert
