ducking

/'dʌkiɳ/

Thân thiện

A child is ducking a toy boat in a small pond.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of wetting something by submerging it: The action of plunging or dipping something, especially the head or body, briefly into a liquid. 2. Hunting ducks: The activity or sport of pursuing and shooting ducks.

Usage and Examples

• As the act of submerging:
  • The children enjoyed the ducking contest at the pool party.
  • A quick ducking in the cold lake was his morning ritual.
• As the activity of hunting:
  • He spent the weekend ducking in the marshes.
  • Ducking requires patience and skill.

Advanced Usage

• "Take a ducking": To fall or be pushed into water, becoming wet.
  • The rower lost his balance and took an unexpected ducking.

Variants and Related Words

• Duck (verb): To lower the head or body quickly to avoid something; to plunge briefly under water.
  • He had to duck to avoid the low branch.
• Duck (noun): A type of waterbird; a zero score in cricket.
• Ducker (noun, archaic): One who ducks; a diving bird.

Synonyms

• For submerging: dipping, immersion, dousing, plunging.
• For hunting: waterfowling, fowling.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Like water off a duck's back": Criticism or bad events having no effect on someone.
  • The negative comments were like water off a duck's back to her.
• "Duck out": To leave a place quickly or to avoid a responsibility.
  • He tried to duck out of the meeting early.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of wetting something by submerging it
2. hunting ducks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• submersion
• immersion
• dousing
• duck hunting