eluding

verb

Sayi-LOOD-ingUS/ɪˈludɪŋ/UK/ɪˈlʉwdɪŋ/

1 meaning of eluding

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verb
Present participle and gerund of elude.
The suspect had been eluding police for three weeks before a neighbor recognized him.
Her name was eluding him, though he was sure they had met at the conference.

eluding is a form of elude

elude, verb: To escape from or avoid someone or something, especially by cleverness or skill, as when shaking off a pursuer. Full entry

Forms: eludeeludes he/she/iteluding -ing formeluded past tense, past participle
Spelling: elude → eluding: drop the e, add -ing

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