ducking
ducking · duckings
погружение
Immersion, Eintauchen, Untertauchen
An instance of ducking down, e.gAn instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.
(countable, uncountable)An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment.
(uncountable, usually)The act of surreptitiously leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).
More definitions
- hunting ducks
- the act of wetting something by submerging it
Origin
By surface analysis, duck + -ing. Nominalization of duck (verb), a denominal verb of duckBy surface analysis, duck + -ing.
Nominalization of duck (verb), a denominal verb of duck (noun), from ellipsis of rubber duck.
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Forms
plural: duckingsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- hunting ducks:duck hunting
- the act of wetting something by submerging it:submersionimmersiondousing
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable