All 3 Uses of
avert
in
Oliver Twist
- 'What for?' echoed the girl, raising her eyes, and averting them again, the moment they encountered the boy's face.†
Chpt 20 *
- There sat the hideous old man, in his accustomed corner, pointing at him, and whispering to another man, with his face averted, who sat beside him.†
Chpt 34
- If an eye were furtively raised and met his, it was instantly averted.†
Chpt 50
Definition:
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(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something