Shun v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shunned p. pr. & vb. n. Shunning.]  To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.
    I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.   --Acts xx. 26,27.
    Scarcity and want shall shun you.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- See Avoid.

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 shun
      v 1: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of [syn: eschew]
      2: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracize,
          ostracise, cast out, blackball]
      [also: shunning, shunned]


 shunning
      n : deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from
          happening [syn: avoidance, turning away, dodging]


 shunning
      See shun