skirting

(verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). Synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep. Examples: "He dodged the issue." "She skirted the problem." "They tend to evade their responsibilities." "He evaded the questions skillfully."

(verb) pass around or about; move along the border. Synonyms: skirt. Example: "The boat skirted the coast."

(verb) form the edge of. Synonyms: skirt.

(verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. Synonyms: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border. Example: "The forest surrounds my property."

(adj) being all around the edges; enclosing. Synonyms: encircling(prenominal), skirting(prenominal). Examples: "His encircling arms." "The room's skirting board needs painting."