ducked
SayDUKT/dʌkt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of duck.
The boxer ducked the punch and countered in the same motion.
The mayor had ducked every question about the budget for weeks.
Note
A regular form: -ed is simply added, with no doubled consonant. Because most uses of duck take an object, the participle works in the passive too, as in a head ducked under a beam, a prisoner ducked in the river, music ducked beneath a voiceover, an awkward question ducked again. The uses without an object, bobbing under water or bowing, stay active: she had ducked beneath the waves.
ducked is a form of duck
duck, verb: To lower the head or body quickly, especially to avoid being hit or seen, or briefly in greeting or respect. Full entry
- Spelling
- duck → ducked: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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