Definition of Dodging
Noun: dodging dó-jing
- Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
"his dodging of his clear duty was reprehensible";
- evasion, escape
- A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- dodge, scheme
- Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
"a cagey dodging of a definite answer";
- avoidance, turning away, shunning
- Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
"The child dodged the teacher's blow"
- Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
"the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"He dodged the issue";
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep, finesse
See also:
dodginesses
Dodgson
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