All 3 Uses of
avert
in
Washington Square
- And he held her still, with the same tenderness, looking into her face and resting his eyes on her averted eyes.†
Chpt 18 *
- On the other hand, as the Doctor observed, she averted herself rigidly from the idea of marrying other people.†
Chpt 32
- He bowed, and she turned away—standing there, averted, with her eyes on the ground, for some moments after she had heard him close the door of the room.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something