ducking — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment.

Noun

1. The act of surreptitiously leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Related words

   Jeep duckingrubber ducking

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Parliament said she hopes ducking becomes a regular part of Jeep culture, similar to the notorious "Jeep wave" that Wrangler owners are known to do on the road to say "hi" to one another.

Noun

1. hunting ducks

   Synonyms

   duck hunting

   Broader terms

   hunthunting

2. the act of wetting something by submerging it

   Synonyms

   submersionimmersiondousing

   Broader terms

   wetting