dodging
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