dodging

(noun, verb)

noun

1. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

Similar word(s): escape, evasion

Definition categories: act, carelessness, neglect, negligence, nonperformance

2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

Similar word(s): dodge, scheme

Definition categories: communication, falsehood, falsity, untruth

3. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Similar word(s): avoidance, shunning

Definition categories: act, rejection

Sentences with dodging as a noun:

- twistings and dodgings

verb

1. present participle of dodge