eluding
/ɪˈluːdɪŋ/
verb
- The act of avoiding or escaping someone or something (present participle of elude).
- Eluding the guard, the cat slipped through the open door.
- She spent the afternoon eluding her little brother in the park.
- The spy was skilled at eluring detection by blending into crowds.
Synonyms
adjective
- Tending to avoid or escape; hard to catch or grasp.
- He had an eluring quality that made people want to know him better.
- The answer felt like an eluring dream, always slipping away.
- The eluding fish swam just out of reach of the net.