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(Entry 1 of 2)
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
- the disgraceful ducking of your duties to your family
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ducking
verb
present participle of duck
Synonyms & Antonyms of ducking (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
- don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work
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3
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
- ducked the new camper in the lake as a joke
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- dipping,
- dousing
- (also dowsing),
- dunking,
- immersing,
- sopping,
- sousing,
- submerging,
- submersing
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“Ducking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ducking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2021.
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