ducking

DUK-ing/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

Noun pluralduckings

5 meanings of ducking

1
verb
Present participle of duck. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
The children were ducking behind the sofa during the game.
He kept ducking under the low pipes in the basement.
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2
nouncountable
A fast drop down to hide or stay out of sight.
Like quickly dropping down so a ball flies right over your head.
A quick ducking saved him from the flying ball.
Her ducking behind the wall kept the guards from spotting her.
Similarcrouch, dodge, dip
3
nouncountable
The act of pushing someone down into water for a short time.
Like being dunked under the water the way you dip a cookie in tea.
The boys gave their friend a ducking in the lake.
One more ducking and he came up gasping and laughing.
Similardunking, soaking, dousing, immersion, dip
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4
adjectiveslangeuphemistichumorous
A polite, joking way to say fucking. It stands in for the swear word.
Where did I put my ducking keys this time?
That's a ducking great idea, honestly.
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5
noununcountable
The friendly act of secretly leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep.
Like leaving a small surprise gift for a stranger to find.
A morning of ducking left a dozen Jeeps with cheerful rubber ducks on their hoods.
He took up ducking and now keeps a bag of rubber ducks for parked Jeeps.
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ducking is a form of duck

duck, verb: To quickly lower your head or body, often to avoid being hit. Full entry

Forms: duckducks he/she/itducking -ing formducked past tense, past participle
Spelling: duck → ducking: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the verb "duck," which came from the noun "duck," a short form of "rubber duck" (from "rubber" + "duck").