averting

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-vurt ]

Definition:

v. 1 to turn away or aside; 2 to keep from happening; prevent

Sentence:

She chose a different path thus averting the one where she saw the snake.

More example sentences:

She chose a different path thus averting the one where she saw the snake.

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Synonyms:

prevent; ward off; turn aside; turn away

Antonyms:

turn towards; help; aid

How many syllables in averting?

1 syllables Play Syllables Game

Averting rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- flirting
- herting
- hurting
- skirting
- spurting
- squirting
Three Syllable Rhymes
- alerting
- asserting
- converting
- diverting
- exerting
- inserting
- perverting
- reverting
- subverting
Four Syllable Rhymes
- disconcerting
- reasserting

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