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Meanings of
shunning
in English
Portuguese
evitação
Catalan
sorteig
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Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.
avoidance
dodging
turning away
Portuguese
evitação
Usage of
shunning
in English
1
Czech supermarket chains have said consumers showed few sign of
shunning
poultry.
2
Perversely, they may even lead to people simply
shunning
the rules altogether.
3
The fund's recent performance commentary said investors have been
shunning
company fundamentals.
4
Her mind raced through scenarios-thefamily
shunning
her, the family feeding her.
5
The Amish are known for their plain dress and
shunning
of technology.
6
But yet he did not think of
shunning
the task before him.
7
Instead of loathing or
shunning
it, I am anxious to hear it.
8
Nor would he sit back, proud and fierce,
shunning
them in return.
9
She rambled for hours, seeking rather than
shunning
the most dangerous paths.
10
She kept her way along dark obscure streets,
shunning
the lighted thoroughfares.
11
You made me ill,
shunning
me in a way I cannot bear.
12
Talk to me, indeed, about fearing the gods or
shunning
their anger?
13
French Polynesia's pro-independence party regrets that France keeps
shunning
the UN decolonisation process.
14
Have I made a mistake by anticipating my future and
shunning
my present?
15
Mr Trimble accused republicans of repeatedly
shunning
efforts to make them purely political.
16
Damon, she said,
shunning
the respect of using his former rank.
Other examples for "shunning"
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About this term
shunning
shun
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
shun publicity
shun stocks
shun evils
shun riskier
shun the light
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Translations for
shunning
Portuguese
evitação
sorteio
Catalan
sorteig
defugiment
Shunning
through the time
Shunning
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common