'Dodging' definitions:

Definition of 'dodging'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: evasion, escape, dodging]
noun
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery [syn: dodge, dodging, scheme]
noun
Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening [syn: avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging]

Definition of 'Dodging'

From: GCIDE
  • Dodge \Dodge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dodged; p. pr. & vb. n. Dodging.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle, dade, or dog, v. t.]
  • 1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble. [1913 Webster]
  • Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'dodging'

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