The phrase "avoiding referring" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to express the act of not mentioning something, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In academic writing, it is important to avoid referring to unverified sources."
Alternatives: "steering clear of mentioning" or "not referencing".
I "de-pledged" a sorority and found community in WIL (Women's Issues League) meetings where we actually discussed how women (womyn?) should be spelled to avoid referring to ourselves by reference to men.
For his part, Putin has assiduously avoided referring to Navalny by name, suggesting that he is, perhaps, aware of the blogger's political potential.
The administration is reviewing that aid but has carefully avoided referring to Mr. Morsi's ouster as a coup d'état, which could force its suspension on legal grounds.
It's remarkable to see the lengths to which journalists will go in order to avoid referring to more than one of the trendy little hybrids.
In a page seemingly taken from the Harry Potter books, he tried to avoid referring to Mr. Liu by name, instead calling him the man "with the three-character name".
The administration is reviewing that aid but has scrupulously avoided referring to Mr. Morsi's ouster as a coup d'état, which could force its suspension on legal grounds.
His advisers have been very busy lowering expectations, and have pretty much convinced the nation that Mr. Bush will be the winner if he avoids referring to tariffs and barriers as "terriers" again.
Teachers at Cheltenham Girls high school in Sydney were never told they should avoid referring to students as "girls", "women" or "ladies", despite claims in the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that they had been asked to use gender-neutral language.
Phillips is usually sparing of details, with the instincts of a good Central Intelligence Agency operative; sometimes, when talking about a free-agent player, he will even go so far as to avoid referring to the player by name.
