- present participle of deflect.
deflecting
Example Sentences
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I had only one sartorial concern at the time: deflecting male attention whenever possible.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Would the ball deflecting off White's shin have caused VAR to stay out of this in the Premier League?
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
After a long legal saga, TikTok has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Powell has defended the Fed’s integrity while deflecting questions about politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
I’d come to the table, garbed in heavy plate armor capable of deflecting my mother’s barbed and poisonous words.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
