No. 9,136 in Catalan
fugint
"Fugint" means "escaping" or "running away" in English.
In a sentence
Estava fugint de les seves responsabilitats.
He was fleeing from his responsibilities.
The word 'fugint' is used in a literal sense to indicate escaping or running away from something undesirable or avoided, showcasing its action-implying nature.
Els nens corrien pel parc fugint del fred.
The kids were running through the park escaping the cold.
Here, 'fugint' is employed metaphorically to focus on the desire to escape adverse conditions rather than a physical entity.
Sempre viu fugint de la realitat.
He always lives fleeing from reality.
In this phrase, 'fugint' conveys a habitual action of avoiding or not confronting something intangible like reality or abstract concepts.
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