AVERTING
Scrabble letter values: A1V4E1R1T1I1N1G2 = 12
Definition
- noun the act of preventing something from occurring.
- noun the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away. — synonyms: aversion
Examples
- “averting danger was his responsibility”
- “averting her gaze meant that she was angry”
- “To avert the eyes from an object.”