turning away
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5.8
- noun
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- She made a conscious choice of turning away from the toxic relationships in her life.
It speaks to the power of not turning away when you know someone isn't OK.
- It speaks to the power of not turning away when you know someone isn't OK.
- There'll be some kind of statement like this or turning away from the adventure that's being offered.
- It means any sort of turning away or to the side from where we ought to be.
- And that was like a good skill to learn is like packaging something and making a thing that people will actually watch without turning away.
- So regardless of the reason for the turning away, if it's really habitual, that person making a bid really gets hurt by the turning away.
- What do we lose with each pivotal turn away from these connections?
Examples
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The community is turning away from reliance on fossil fuels to embrace more sustainable practices.
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"We don't know if the baby was left for dead," the detective said, turning away.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Thanks, I guess," Jan said, turning away and walking back to the helicopter.
Fiction book (1995) -
Again, that wary look; again, that turning away and saying something to each other.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Was any further harm done to you?" I asked, turning away to conceal my anxiety.
Fiction book (1998) -
The sight of Judd, John, and Mark turning away from her down the hall made her heart sink.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I'm sorry," he said, turning away, refusing to meet her gaze.
Fiction book (1993) -
The time had come to turn away from the imperatives of fighting communism and toward domestic priorities.
Academic text (1992) -
But one energetic young scholar is turning away from the kings and focusing on the regular people of ancient Mycenae.
Academic text (2008) -
His turning away from the project caused significant delays and frustration for the team.
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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4.9
A quick move to avoid danger
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7.0
Turning your eyes or head away from something
2
5.0
A quick movement to avoid someone or something, for example a ball
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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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4.8
Making less emotional or social contact with someone
A choice to avoid something on purpose
Turning your eyes or face away from something
Antonyms
How Rejecting
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'turning away' is directly compositional from 'turning' (an act of rotating or changing direction) + 'away' (movement to a more distant position), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer meanings like averting one’s face or refusing someone. The extended senses (e.g., preventing something from continuing) are predictable metaphorical extensions of physical movement/avoidance and follow a common verb+particle pattern, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
Turning away comes from the clear image of a person turning their face or body away at a door or border to refuse entry. So it means 'avoiding' someone on purpose or 'stopping' something from happening.