look away

/lʊk əˌweɪ/
/lʊk əˈweɪ/
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Other forms: looked away; looking away; looks away

Definitions of look away
  1. verb
    avert one's gaze
    “She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle”
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    type of:
    look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
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