edge away

edge away (from someone or something)

to move cautiously away from someone or something. We edged away from the dirty man in the ragged clothes. As others saw the gun, they edged away.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bertie	BUR-tee	English
Tiitus	TEE:-toos (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Leontiy	-	Russian
Ceres	-	Roman Mythology
Bartosz	BAHR-tawsh	Polish
Maxene	mak-SEEN	English (Rare)