Meanings of averted faces in English

When Madeleine presented the bouquets the girls took their flowers with half- averted faces.

But the stiff, averted faces of Frances and Anthony annoyed him.

He would be greeted with cold looks and averted faces.

But there were some who passed John Ward with averted faces or downcast eyes.

She had seen also a good many Joes, quiet, good-looking young soldiers with half- averted faces.

They gave their scowls or malignant looks with averted faces or when his back was turned.

He glanced round with furious eyes, but they fell only upon hung heads and averted faces.

There were mysterious whisperings and averted faces.

Richard ate his breakfast in silence, wondering all the time what so many serious and averted faces portended.

The sight of their stiffened figures and averted faces when she returned to them kindled a new amusement.

Hence there was no union between any two, except Hakemah and Binah, and this imperfect, with averted faces.

Toni flushed again at the memory of the whispers and averted faces which had greeted her entrance with Mrs. Herrick.

How much effort?" He looked around, at all the averted faces, then bellowed, "I command you to watch.

There they sat, with stern brows and averted faces, or downcast eyes, and "lips that scarce their scorn forbore."

Even the children understood the situation, and Father Benecke now took his walks unmolested by anything sharper than sour looks and averted faces.

The crowds strained to get a look at us as, with averted faces, we trudged toward the door leading to the prison pen.