skirting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   dodge; fudge; sidestep; evade; parry; elude; skirt; duck; hedge; circumvent; put off.
   
   • He dodged the issue
   • she skirted the problem
   • They tend to evade their responsibilities
   • he evaded the questions skillfully
2. verb pass around or about; move along the border
   skirt.
   
   • The boat skirted the coast
3. verb form the edge of
   skirt.
   
4. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   skirt; ring; border; environ; surround.
   
   • The forest surrounds my property
5. adjective satellite being all around the edges; enclosing
   encircling.
   
   • his encircling arms
   • the room's skirting board needs painting

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