ducking in English

verb

1

lower the head or the body quickly to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen.

spectators ducked for cover

synonyms: bob down, bend (down), stoop (down), crouch (down), squat (down), hunch down, hunker down, cower, cringe

2

plunge one's head or body underwater briefly.

I had to keep ducking down to get my head cool

synonyms: dip, dunk, plunge, immerse, submerge, lower, sink

3

refrain from playing a winning card on a particular trick for tactical reasons.

noun

duck hunting
immersion, submersion, dousing

verb

bob down, dip, shirk, skirt
bob down, bend (down), stoop (down), crouch (down), squat (down), hunch down, hunker down, cower, cringe
dip, dunk, plunge, immerse, submerge, lower, sink
shirk, dodge, evade, avoid, elude, escape, back out of, shun, eschew, sidestep, bypass, circumvent, cop out of, get out of, wriggle out of, dipsy-doodle around
skirt, hedge, evade, elude, sidestep, dodge, put off, fudge, parry, circumvent
dip, douse

Use "ducking" in a sentence

1. Attemptless Ducking sparring sessions is free have wrought

2. Hold your tongue, you old witch, or you'll get another ducking.

3. The macaques work as a co-ordinated team, ducking and diving.

4. It has often been said that Mayweather has been ducking Pacquiao for fear of Blemishing his undefeated record.

5. 5 Of course, if they do, politicians can disclaim responsibility; but ducking responsibility is fatal in a democracy.

6. To succeed, she must explore the village, forest, castle, and snowy forest to solve puzzles and mini-games while ducking or jumping over enemies.

7. Doctor Flying to them dollars, ducking fly swatters Shoot 'em in the head, leave his mind Boggled Comin' down the boulevard I'm on your avenue A half.

8. But if you ever call me Clingy again I'll be so ducking mad!" "I won't, I promise" Harry says and kisses you with a smile on his

9. Ducking under a branch loaded with Beechnuts took me back a lot of years to when I was 5, 6 and 7, and I spent large portions of the summer with my Grandma, in Mansfield.

10. Acquainted Lyrics: Baby you're no good / 'Cause they warned me 'bout your type girl, I've been ducking left and right / Baby you're no good / Think I fell for you, I fell for you, I fell for you

11. ‘Lately, he has taken to Apish chest-thumping in proclaiming that various individuals are ‘ducking’ and ‘backing down’ from him.’ ‘Compared to our Apish ancestors, which could run only short distances, we have a more balanced head, flatter face, and smaller teeth and nose.’

12. Curs were described as heelers, nipping the heels of cattle to make them move and ducking below the subsequent kick, they were said to be common in England, particularly the North of England, but were virtually unknown in the rest of the United Kingdom.

13. Another term for heliCopter ‘The rotors started to spin up and they hurriedly jumped to the roof a few feet below, ducking to avoid the backwash from the spinning propellers as the Copter lifted off the heliport and headed into the night skyline.’

14. Internal, Accusatory dialogues are commonplace The beleaguered ex-Chancellor has been firing off Accusatory letters to Tory editors for months They began pointing at the faces ducking behind the windows, and unleashed a taunt, both Accusatory and ferocious: "Scab! Scab! Scab!"

15. ‘Abruptly he bounded away, ducking into his house without explanation.’ ‘Early on, a church building, previously depicted as the last safe place on earth, is Abruptly demolished.’ ‘Hip-hop beats are put up against classical music and pop songs, with any given tune cutting out Abruptly whenever a scene shifts.’