avert
verb (used with object)
to turn away or aside.
had been averting
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past perfect progressiveof avert.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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There were certain matters from which Mr. Britling had been averting his mind most strenuously throughout the week-end.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
