dodging
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈdɑdʒɪŋ/
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esquivar
- For example, in a dodging/fleeing activity, a child with cerebral palsy who is very unstable in standing could easily be knocked down by all the movement.
We need to talk about death because it's going to happen, and dodging the issue might be bad for us as individuals and a society.
- We need to talk about death because it's going to happen, and dodging the issue might be bad for us as individuals and a society.
- And I have tried to do that in every number of ways, from numbing it to compartmentalizing it to dodging it to stowing it as far down as I can.
Examples
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It is therefore no coincidence that Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty have come together for the Tax Justice Bus Tour: Tax Dodging Hurts the Poor in all parts of the world in equal measure.
Blog text (15) -
We need to talk about death because it's going to happen, and dodging the issue might be bad for us as individuals and a society.
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Physical Education Skills Required: Running and dodging.
Academic text (1996) -
Speaker, the European Finance Ministers Summit takes place to address the issue of tax dodging as exposed by the Paradise Papers.
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They are chattering in the agora, dodging the rope dripping with red dye.
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He was skilled at dodging difficult questions during the interview.
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The athlete practiced dodging opponents on the field to improve his agility.
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Her dodging of the topic made it clear she didn't want to discuss her feelings.
Synonyms
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1.1
An act of avoiding harm or a dangerous situation
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3.7
Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening
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6.2
Not doing something you must do, for example not paying taxes, by using tricks
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6.4
A series of answers or actions that delay help
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5.8
Choosing to avoid someone or to stop something from happening
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4.9
A quick move to avoid danger
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7.5
An excuse that avoids doing something difficult or unpleasant
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7.2
Not talking to or seeing someone on purpose to show you are unhappy with them
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8.1
Avoiding being caught by using clever plans or quick moves
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6.5
Avoiding work or responsibility
A choice to avoid something on purpose
Stopping something bad from happening
Stopping something before it happens by acting early
Making vague statements to avoid giving a direct answer
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Etymology
The word dodging comes from the verb dodge, which gives the image of a quick sideways move to 'avoid' a thrown object or another person. So dodging means moving fast to stay out of the way.