All 3 Uses of
avert
in
Moby Dick
- I was all eagerness to see his face, but he kept it averted for some time while employed in unlacing the bag's mouth.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- Hurriedly turning, with averted face, he descended into his cabin, leaving the strange captain transfixed at this unconditional and utter rejection of his so earnest suit.†
Chpt 127-129
- But Ahab's glance was averted; like a blighted fruit tree he shook, and cast his last, cindered apple to the soil.†
Chpt 130-132
Definition:
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(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something