Unscramble dodging

Definition of dodging

noun:

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible", "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive". Synonyms: escape, evasion.
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. Synonyms: dodge, scheme.
• deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening. Synonyms: avoidance, shunning, turning away.

verb:

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow". Synonyms: dodge.
• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd". Synonyms: dodge.
• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue", "she skirted the problem", "They tend to evade their responsibilities", "he evaded the questions skillfully". Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt.

Related words

aversion, averting, beg, circumvention, escape, goldbricking, malingering, quibble, shirking, skulking, slacking, soldiering.

Words nearby

dogging, lodging.

Rhymes with

lodging.