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dodging

/ˈdɒdʒɪŋ/

/ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/

dodgingnoun

dodgings

Translations

уклонение

His dodging of the question was obvious to everyone.

Его уклонение от вопроса было очевидно всем.

Definitions

The act of avoiding something by moving quickly or changing direction.

His dodging of the oncoming traffic saved him from a potential accident.

The act of evading a responsibility or duty.

Her constant dodging of her chores led to a messy house.

Synonyms

dodginggerund / present participle

/ˈdɒdʒɪŋ/

/ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something characterized by or engaged in dodging

Definitions

Engaged in or characterized by quick movements to avoid someone or something.

The dodging football player slipped past three defenders.

Synonyms

dodgeverb

dodging

Gerund

dodged

Past Simple

dodged

Past Participle

dodging

Gerund

/dɒdʒ/

/dɑːdʒ/

Translations

уворачиваться

She managed to dodge the question.

Ей удалось увернуться от вопроса.

уклоняться

He tried to dodge the ball.

Он попытался уклониться от мяча.

Additional translations

избегать

Definitions

To avoid something by moving quickly aside.

He managed to dodge the ball just in time.

To evade or sidestep a responsibility or question.

She tried to dodge the question about her whereabouts last night.

In photography, to lighten (a part of an image) by reducing its exposure to light during printing or processing.

The photographer dodged the foreground to make the subject stand out.

Synonyms

Antonyms

dodgenoun

Definitions

A quick evasive movement.

He made a dodge to the left to avoid the oncoming ball.

A cunning trick or dishonest act, especially one intended to avoid something.

The company used a tax dodge to reduce its liabilities.