What is "opting"

Usage examples of "opting".

It restored balance we had lacked since Ludmilla’s opting and put stop to snide remarks from mothers of bachelors who had not found marriages---not that Mum wasn’t capable of snubbing anyone she did not consider up to Davis standards.

It restored balance we had lacked since Ludmilla's opting and put stop to snide remarks from mothers of bachelors who had not found marriages---not that Mum wasn't capable of snubbing anyone she did not consider up to Davis standards.

She made no move to join Marty out on the platform, opting instead to slink away unseen and scurry down the back of the podium steps.

Kil resisted the need to blush, opting instead to grunt as he threw a hand toward the bedchamber door.

He looked the part and he was obviously opting to go off-planet as soon as he could.