How to Say "running away" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “running away” is “huyendo” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El sospechoso está huyendo de la escena del crimen.
The suspect is fleeing the crime scene.
Ella salió huyendo de la habitación después de oír la noticia.
She left running away from the room after hearing the news.
Siempre viven huyendo de sus problemas en lugar de enfrentarlos.
They are always living by running away from their problems instead of facing them.
Forming Continuous Actions
The word 'huyendo' (the gerund) is used with the verb 'estar' to describe an action that is happening right now, just like adding '-ing' in English: 'está huyendo' means 'is fleeing'.
Using the Gerund Adverbially
You can use 'huyendo' right after another verb to show how someone did something: 'Salió huyendo' means 'He left, doing so by fleeing/running away'.
The Y-Glide Rule
Mistake: “Huiendo (missing the 'y')”
Correction: Huyendo (must include the 'y'). The base verb 'huir' has two vowels next to each other ('u' and 'i'). When forming the gerund, Spanish changes the 'i' to a 'y' sound to make it flow better.
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