duking
USDOO-king/ˈdu.kɪŋ/UKDYOO-king/ˈdjuː.kɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of duke.
The two fighters spent twelve rounds duking it out in front of a sold-out crowd.
He got the best seats in the house by duking the usher a twenty at the door.
Note
One spelling covers three very different verbs, and the rest of the sentence decides between them. With fists it is informal fighting, as in duking it out; in slang it means slipping someone cash, as in duking the usher a twenty; and in its noble use it means ruling as a duke or doing a duke's duties. The e of duke drops before -ing, as it does in making.
duking is a form of duke
duke, verb: To hit or beat someone with the fists. Full entry
- Spelling
- duke → duking: drop the e, add -ing
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