averting

Definition of Averting in English :

1. averting

the act of preventing something from occurring

Example Sentences:
'averting danger was his responsibility'

2. aversion, averting

the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away

Example Sentences:
'averting her gaze meant that she was angry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Averting

verb (transitive)

1.

to turn away or aside

to avert one's gaze

2.

to ward off; prevent from occurring

to avert danger

verb transitive

1.

to turn away

to avert one's glance from an ugly sight

2.

to keep from happening; ward off; prevent

he apologized in order to avert trouble

tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts

1. To turn away: avert one's eyes.

2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.