Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP Somebody ----s something PP
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" --4is one way toavoid Sample sentence: Somebody ----s something