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dodging

/dˈɑdʒɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Dodging means: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.

Synonyms for dodging7

noun, as in deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

avoidance, turning away, shunning

noun, as in nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

evasion, escape

noun, as in a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

dodge, scheme

What does dodging mean?3

noun

1

deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

2

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”

3

a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dodging?1

two syllables

lodging
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Dodging in a sentence

  • James imagined flying through the universe, dodging stars and planets.Amastan
  • He was caught fare-dodging by a ticket inspector.sundown
  • He's a real pro, running across half the field while dodging the defense and scoring a magnificent goal.Masatami
  • Why are you dodging the subject?Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dodging

as a noun

plural
dodgings