dodging
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English
Definitions
verb
- To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.“He dodged traffic crossing the street.”
- To avoid; to sidestep.“The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.”
- To go hither and thither.
- (videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).
noun
- The act of dodging; a dodge.“twistings and dodgings”
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