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Synonyms for shuns

Grammar : Verb
Spell : shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ʃʌn

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Définition of shuns

Origin :
  • Old English scunian "to shun, avoid; abhor; desist, abstain; to hide, seek safety by concealment," of uncertain origin; not found in any other language. Perhaps ultimately from PIE root *skeu- "to cover, to hide." Related: Shunned; shunning. A shun-pike (American English, 1911) was a road constructed to avoid tolls.
  • verb avoid, ignore
Example sentences :
  • She lurked in the depths of the house like some kind of spider that shuns attention.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • Yet he rarely goes to those who call him; he shuns people and does not care to speak with them.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • They are seeking an adversary who shuns open conflict and wounds from afar.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Rather, shuns he the thought, as though fearing the All-Merciful might not be with him.
  • Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
  • Sir, on my return, be not the only Savile who shuns our table of Warwick Court.
  • Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Till now she had shunned the library as one shuns the spot where one has suffered most.
  • Extract from : « Moods » by Louisa May Alcott
  • The best way to escape death is to have no fear of death, for then Osiris shuns us.
  • Extract from : « Moon of Israel » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Like thousands of others, he shuns that which might lead him into the path of truth and right.
  • Extract from : « Little Bobtail » by Oliver Optic
  • But it is now more than a year since I have had a chance of speaking with her, she shuns me.
  • Extract from : « Ponce de Leon » by William Pilling
  • He shuns the Italian items on the bill of fare and orders only exotics.
  • Extract from : « Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car » by Francis Miltoun

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