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looking away

looking away is the present participle and gerund of look away.

Meaning of look away

Verb

look away (third-person singular simple present looks away, present participle looking away, simple past and past participle looked away)

  1. (intransitive) To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
    • It's important not to look away from difficult situations like this.

Questions about looking away

What is looking away the present participle and gerund of?
Looking away is the present participle and gerund of look away.

Words near looking away in the dictionary

  1. looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  2. looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
  3. looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
  4. looking at
  5. looking at oneself in the mirror
  6. looking away
  7. looking back
  8. looking before one leaps
  9. looking beyond
  10. looking daggers
  11. looking down

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