Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shun \Shun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Shunning}.] [OE. shunien, schunien, schonien, AS. scunian,
   sceonian; cf. D. schuinen to slepe, schuin oblique, sloping,
   Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel},
   {Shunt}.]
   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}.

Source : WordNet®

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

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
     See {shun}