Verb (used with object) : to dodge a blow; to dodge a question. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : When asked a direct question, he dodges. From Dictionary.com.
False pride, I dare say, but it 's the truth, and there 's no use in dodging. From Wordnik.com. [An Old-Fashioned Girl] Reference
But I was not afraid of him, and I was rather ashamed of the idea of dodging him. From Wordnik.com. [Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida] Reference
The really cool tax dodging is the legal one) -: or the hard to proof illegal one. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Collapse of Spain] Reference
I'll admit I don't like the idea of dodging all those soldiers, so Minathlan it is. From Wordnik.com. [The Harp of Imach Thyssel]
Cheney's record on draft dodging is legendary. From Wordnik.com. [New group tries to convince Cheney to run in 2012] Reference
This one shows evidence of very clumsy photoshoppery and "dodging". From Wordnik.com. [Bullingdon Photoshop: Nothing To See, Or Is There?] Reference
There was no "dodging" I said pro-life is ALL LIFE animals are LIFE too. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City] Reference
Fox can no longer claim that Obama is "dodging" them, and he put in a good showing. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Doesn't "Take Fox On," After All] Reference
Bigger still is her "dodging" the question about how she would vote for Senator Stevens. From Wordnik.com. [Shannyn Moore: Palin Oozes Abuse of Power or Liar Liar Palin on Fire!] Reference
I've had several editors trying to pay me for a while, and I've been kind of dodging their emails. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, Mike Huckabee is really kind of dodging these questions about his future intent. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2008] Reference
Bart, your skill at dodging is impressive. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Ursula Owusu chastises government for 'dodging' women. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Stand-in leader accuses PM of "dodging" questions over rights to see a specialist in 2 weeks. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
If this be called dodging, I admit that I dodged, and the gentleman can make the most of it. ". From Wordnik.com. [Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage] Reference
A set of 15 Quick Brushes handles the most common touch-up tasks, such as dodging and burning. From Wordnik.com. [MacBytes.com] Reference
But instead of her 'dodging' the questions, TLC simply screened them all and kept them very light and superficial. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
Current literary criticism consists quite largely of this kind of dodging to and fro between two sets of standards. From Wordnik.com. [Collected Essays] Reference
If only one goes out, the squirrel can avoid him simply by "dodging" round the trunk, or any large limb of the tree. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire] Reference
Yeah, the word on the street with the community leaders in CD 14 is that they are mad at Huizar for "dodging" the community. From Wordnik.com. [Let Zuma Dogg be Zuma Dogg!] Reference
Actually, it’s probably a process called "dodging," achieved in the dark room by letting less light hit that area of the paper. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of a Hospital Photo | Thingamababy] Reference
Ducking reporters 'questions about draft dodging and adultery. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Campers At The White House] Reference
Now, any draft-dodging, lying, glad-handing Baby Boomer can do it. From Wordnik.com. [Get Well, Bill] Reference
Every time we're at the same place, it's like we're dodging each other. From Wordnik.com. [Downhome High Achiever] Reference
Jiang's toughest challenge will be in dodging critics of China's human-rights record. From Wordnik.com. [Here Comes Jiang] Reference
Still, American soldiers may find themselves dodging machetes and various homemade bombs. From Wordnik.com. [Here We Go Again] Reference
The plan was to run as the heroic, stable grown-up against a draft-dodging, two-faced weasel. From Wordnik.com. [The Whatever Campaign] Reference
Last week the popular free song-swapping service took a big step toward dodging the fowl's fate. From Wordnik.com. [The Odd Couple] Reference
If so, you will appreciate the marvelous piece of tax dodging being pulled off by two of America!. From Wordnik.com. [How About This Loophole, Uncle Sugar?] Reference
Yet even as they prescribe a low-fat, low-salt diet for the ex-president, the doctors kept dodging her question. From Wordnik.com. [Get Well, Bill] Reference
Already in development is a robotic vacuum cleaner that will steer its own path around the room, dodging the furniture and kids. From Wordnik.com. [SMALL TIME INVENTOR] Reference
Some who didn't serve now regret having missed a quintessential rite of passage, or feel guilty about dodging their burden of sacrifice. From Wordnik.com. [The Games of Their Lives] Reference
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