ducking
/'dʌkiɳ/
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.
Noun
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the act of wetting something by submerging it
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hunting ducks
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