This is the 14305th most frequent Russian word.
отвлекаясь
"Getting distracted" or "while being distracted."
Indicates a lack of distraction or interruption while performing the action of working on the report.
Я продолжал работать над отчетом, не отвлекаясь на шум.
I continued working on the report, without getting distracted by the noise.
Used as a participial clause explaining the cause of missing the important moment during the meeting.
Отвлекаясь на телефон, он упустил важный момент собрания.
By getting distracted by his phone, he missed an important moment of the meeting.
Indicates an effort to avoid distractions from irrelevant conversations while focusing on tasks.