Look Away (Verb)

Meaning

Avert one's gaze; "She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

• She looked away when her brother started singing off-key in the car.
• The little boy looked away as his mother scolded him for hitting his sister.
• During the sad moment in the movie, many viewers looked away to hold back tears.
• She looked away to avoid seeing the messy state of her roommate's room.
• He looked away, trying to ignore the person who had humiliated him at school.