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Present participle for to keep away from something
“Today's new rich would not shrink from spending a few thousand bucks as bribes to short-circuit the queue.”
Present participle for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Present participle for to cease, or cause to cease, being dependent on (something)
Present participle for avoid, get out of responsibility
Present participle for to be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
Present participle for to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread
Present participle for to stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse)
Present participle for to be reluctant to do something
Present participle for to be afraid of someone or something when considering them to be dangerous, painful, or harmful
Present participle for to show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something
Present participle for to hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
Present participle for to feel distaste for or hostility towards
Present participle for to be in a state of great apprehension or anxiety
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