eluding

/ɪˈluːdɪŋ/
verb
  1. 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
  1. 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.