esquivar
/eskiˈbaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to dodge, to duck, to evade
🏃♂️ es-QUIVER-ar: a quivering target slips away from the arrow
Sounds like es-KEE-var, close to quiver. Link it to the shaking a target does as it twists out of the way of an arrow. Esquivar means to dodge or sidestep something so it misses you.