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Eyes Avert Verb Avoids Contact Quickly Averting Gaze

word avert
part_of_speech verb
e.g. He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches.
usage ~ your eyes, gaze, face (from sth)
explanation to turn your eyes, etc. away from sth that you do not want to see

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