dodging

verb

Meaning

To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
To avoid; to sidestep.
To go hither and thither.
(videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
To trick somebody.
The act of dodging; a dodge.

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Related words

evasion(English)escape(English)turning away(English)avoidance(English)shunning(English)scheme(English)avoiding(English)ducking(English)beggarly(English)papist(English)darkroom(English)bullets(English)

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