Both Uses of
avert
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- "AND OF COURSE YOU'RE HESTER," Owen said, his eyes averted.
p. 72.9averted = turned away
- It was from the perspective of his knees—when Mr. Fish's head was only slightly above Owen Meany's—that Mr. Fish received his first full look at the averted face under the hood.
p. 202.5 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something
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(2)
(avert as in: avert a strike) prevent from happening