Ducking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ducking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of duck.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of duck.
More Meanings
- An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
- An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
- The act of surreptitiously leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
- (slang, humorous) Euphemistic form of fucking.
Example Sentences
You are the ducking idiot here.
They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment.
“In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president for software engineering.
She's gone out ducking with friends and family on shopping trips, in hospital parking lots and at Bishop International Airport in Flint, handing out more than 100 of the quackers.
Word Forms
- duckings
Synonyms for ducking
Depending on context, synonyms include immersion, dousing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dousing, immersion, stool, dodging, lying, avoiding.
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Sources & Attribution
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