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Dipping

/ˈdɪpɪŋ/

To lower into a liquid.

📖 Definitions of "Dipping"

verb
  1. 1

    To lower into a liquid.

    "Dip your biscuit into your tea."

  2. 2

    To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

  3. 3

    (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

  4. 4

    To lower a light's beam.

    "Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car."

noun
  1. 1

    An act or process of immersing.

  2. 2

    The act of inclining downward.

  3. 3

    The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.

  4. 4

    The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.

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