# dipping

Pronunciation: say "DIP-ing" /ˈdɪpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of dip. — present participle and gerund of dip
   - Simple: Present participle of dip. Use this form for an action that is happening right now.
   - _Dipping the brush in paint, she began the first stroke._
   - _The road kept dipping toward the valley below._

## Noun

2. An act or process of immersing something in a liquid.
   - Simple: The act of putting something fully into a liquid for a short time.
   - _The repeated dipping of the fabric built up layers of wax resist._
   - _A brief dipping in the developing solution fixed the image._
3. The act of inclining or sloping downward.
   - Simple: A movement of going down or leaning toward the ground.
   - _The gentle dipping of the road made the descent feel easy._
   - _A sudden dipping of the plane's nose startled the passengers._
4. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or similar tool.
   - Simple: The act of scooping up a liquid using a ladle, cup, or dipper.
   - _The cook's steady dipping transferred the broth into each jar._
   - _A practiced dipping of the ladle served the stew without a single drip._
5. The use of moist snuff tobacco held in the mouth, usually tucked between the lip and gum. *(US)*
   - Simple: Putting moist tobacco between your lip and gum to use it.
   - _Dipping gave him a quick hit of nicotine without any smoke._
   - _Years of dipping left tobacco stains along his gum line._
6. Immersion of sheet metal or metal objects, especially brass, in acid or a similar bath to clean them or make them shine.
   - Simple: A way of cleaning or shining metal by putting it into acid.
   - _The workshop used dipping to restore the brass fittings to a high shine._
   - _Repeated dipping stripped the oxidation from the copper plates._
7. The act or fact of failing to see a bird one had hoped to observe.
   - Simple: When a birdwatcher fails to see a bird they hoped to find.
   - _Repeated dipping on the same species became a running joke in the group._
   - _His dipping at the reservoir meant another trip the following weekend._

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