Crossword clues for averting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Avert \A*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Averting.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF.
avertir. See Verse, n.]
To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object;
to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as,
how can the danger be averted? ``To avert his ire.''
--Milton.
When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many
discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth
avert them from the church.
--Bacon.
Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
--Prior.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of avert English)
WordNet
n. the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"
the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" [syn: aversion]
Usage examples of "averting".
Hewett asked, averting his eyes and assuming a tone of half-absent indifference.
My intimacy with both the husband and the wife fortunately afforded me an opportunity of averting or lessening a good deal of mischief.
In fact, there was good reason for apprehension, and it was not without considerable difficulty that Elisa succeeded in averting the threatened storm.
Raven Armistead, is single-handedly responsible for averting a civil war between Aurics and non-Aurics.
Any gentleman, surely, by now, speaking reassuring, soothing words, averting his eyes from my beauty, would have hastened to release me from my predicament.
Hewett asked, averting his eyes and assuming a tone of half-absent indifference.
Alexeika hunkered on the ground in a small knot, averting her gaze from those who came to stare, until a pair of scarred leather boots planted themselves before her.
I found myself averting my gaze as we passed the house and headed for a compound of structures I spotted in a shady area ahead.
Akeela and Lukien took careful steps toward him, not averting their gaze.
He made sure he spoke directly to her without averting his eyes, and was surprised to find her easy to look at.