Skirts Moderate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

plural of skirt

"The woman wore two colorful skirts to the festival."

Verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skirt

"The dog skirts around the tree to get behind it."

In plain English: To skirt something means to go around it without touching or dealing with it directly.

"The storm skirted the small village and moved on to hit the next town instead."

Example Sentences

"The storm skirted the small village and moved on to hit the next town instead." verb

"The company skirts responsibility by hiding behind complex legal structures." verb

"He skirted the edge of the road to avoid hitting the pothole." verb

"The scandal managed to skirt public attention until it was too late." verb