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Ducking
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
📖 Definitions of "Ducking"
verb
- 1
To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- 2
To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- 3
To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
- 4
To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to duck.
- 2
An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
"They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment."
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