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Avoiding vs Averting - What's the difference?

avoiding | averting |

As verbs the difference between avoiding and averting

is that avoiding is while averting is .

As a noun avoiding

is avoidance.

avoiding

English

Verb

(head)
  • Have you been avoiding me?'' ''(as progressive form of avoid)
    I noted his carefully avoiding eye contact.'' ''(as present participle)
    I noted his careful avoiding of eye contact.'' ''(as gerund)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • avoidance
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  • averting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
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