1. getting away from a place or situation, especially one that is dangerous or unpleasant
Usage: present participle of ‘escape’
2. avoiding or getting free from something undesirable
Usage: present participle of ‘escape’

1. the act of getting away from a place or situation
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The prisoners were escaping through a tunnel they had dug.
• She was escaping from her troubled past by moving to a new city.
• The gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe.
• He spent his evenings escaping into fantasy novels.
• The escaping of the zoo animals caused panic in the neighborhood.
• Her escaping from responsibility always frustrated her teammates.
• The cat was escaping through the open window.