dodge
verb (used with object)
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
is dodging
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present progressiveof dodge (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Japan's Mitsubishi is dodging the problem by launching a petrol-electric hybrid car in Rwanda.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022
An enduring rite of passage of an Australian childhood is dodging the birds every spring as they swoop down to attack those they view as a threat.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Kong: Skull Island, then, is dodging some familiar tropes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2017
"T-Mobile's CEO is dodging the question posed in our letter to the FCC," said AT&T senior executive vice president Jim Cicconi.
From The Verge ● Oct. 2, 2015
Adam hears her and he is dodging nurses and making his way to me.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
