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(intransitive) To rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something.
(intransitive) To bend or turn from a fixed course.
To refuse to admit someone.
To avert or deflect something.
Much as I crave revenge, I'll turn away and not waste my time assaulting his castle again.
Edith moved her fingers lower and he tried to turn away.
I had to turn away pretty quickly.
Mom kept rereading it, but she didn't want me to see it—she'd turn away when I came near.
She watched as the twisted battle began and progressed, unable to turn away despite her horror.
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