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DUCKING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of wetting something by submerging it

Synonyms:

dousing; ducking; immersion; submersion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ducking" is a kind of...):

wetting (the act of making something wet)

Derivation:

duck (submerge or plunge suddenly)

duck (dip into a liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hunting ducks

Synonyms:

duck hunting; ducking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ducking" is a kind of...):

hunt; hunting (the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb duck

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