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dodging

UK
/ˈdɒdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/

Translations

dodgingnoun
dodgings
pl
His dodging of the question was obvious to everyone.
Его уклонение от вопроса было очевидно всем.
Synonyms
shunning
ducking
elusion
avoidance
evasion
dodginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdɒdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɑːdʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something characterized by or engaged in dodging
Synonyms
evasive
dodger-like
circumventing
skirting
shunning
ducking
sidestepping
eluding
evading
avoiding
dodgeverb

dodging

Gerund

dodged
Past Simple
dodged
Past Participle
dodging
Gerund
UK
/dɒdʒ/
US
/dɑːdʒ/
She managed to dodge the question.
Ей удалось увернуться от вопроса.
He tried to dodge the ball.
Он попытался уклониться от мяча.
Additional translations
избегать
Synonyms
elude
evade
avoid
sidestep
duck
swerve
escape
shirk
Antonyms
face
meet
confront

Definitions

dodgingnoun
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.
dodginggerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by quick movements to avoid someone or something.
The dodging football player slipped past three defenders.
dodgeverb
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.
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