noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of dodging; a dodge.

   "twistings and dodgings"

2. 2
   deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening wordnet
3. 3
   nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do wordnet
4. 4
   a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dodge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

evasionavoidanceavoidancebickeringbogglingcaptiousness

Example

More examples

""Short tempered as ever." He said while dodging Reika's fist."

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