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averting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aversion |
| Type of | avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away |
averting her gaze meant that she was angry.
averting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bar, prevention |
averting danger was his responsibility.
Examples of averting
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The other big dispute here is over the costs of averting drastic climate change.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
The most important aspect in averting new stones is an increase in fluid intake.
From the stltoday.com
But what good is all this observing if there are no plans for averting disaster?
From the newscientist.com
This leaves the judiciary with the task of stepping in and averting catastrophe.
From the guardian.co.uk
These were supposedly catastrophe-averting, anti-Depression emergency measures.
From the dailyherald.com
The Braves send out stopper Tim Hudson today in hopes of averting a series sweep.
From the newsobserver.com
Presidents often don't get enough credit for averting economic or other disasters.
From the newsobserver.com
He believes scientific research holds out the best hope for averting disaster.
From the time.com
A terrorist averting his eyes as his victims denounce him in an Atlanta court.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- Turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
- (averting) the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"
- (averting) aversion: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
- AVERT (formerly also known as the AIDS Education and Research Trust) is an international AIDS charity based in Horsham, South East England.
- To turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; To turn away
- (averted) Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious
