skirting
verb
Definitions
To be on or form the border of.
Example: The plain was skirted by rows of trees.
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
Example: He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead.
noun
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Skirting board
Skirts collectively; material for skirts
The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.