All 8 Uses of
avert
in
The House of Mirth
- The little flame under his hand cast a deeper crimson on his puffing face, and Lily averted her eyes with a momentary feeling of repugnance.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- Her brooding look, as of a mind withdrawn yet not averted, seemed to Mr. Rosedale full of a subtle encouragement.†
Chpt 1.15
- Only, with such a doom impending, why waste time in these childish efforts to avert it?†
Chpt 2.2
- Whether, in the present instance, safety for either lay in repairing so damaged a tie, it was no business of his to consider: he had only, on general principles, to think of averting a scandal, and his desire to avert it was increased by his fear of its involving Miss Bart.†
Chpt 2.3
- Whether, in the present instance, safety for either lay in repairing so damaged a tie, it was no business of his to consider: he had only, on general principles, to think of averting a scandal, and his desire to avert it was increased by his fear of its involving Miss Bart.†
Chpt 2.3
- She read their incredulity in their averted looks, and in the mute wretchedness of the men behind them, and for a miserable half-second he thought she quivered on the brink of failure.†
Chpt 2.3
- "The world is too vile," she murmured, averting herself from Mrs. Fisher's anxious scrutiny.†
Chpt 2.6
- On this table stood the empty bottle and glass, and from these also he averted his eyes.†
Chpt 2.14
Definition:
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(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something