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ducking

/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

duckingsubstantiv

duckings

Pl.

/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

Synonyme

duckinggerundium / partizip präsens

/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

Used attributively as the present-participle form of the verb “duck”.

уклоняющийся

He was ducking the question during the interview.

Он уклонялся от вопроса во время интервью.

Synonyme

ducking down

duckingadverb

Slang euphemistic intensifier for “fucking”.

Synonyme

moving out of the way

evading

dodging

getting down

leaning down

lowering oneself

bending down

crouching

stooping down

stooping

duckverb

ducking

Gerundium

ducked

Präteritum

ducked

Partizip Perfekt

ducking

Gerundium

/dʌk/

пригнуться

He had to duck to avoid the low ceiling.

Ему пришлось пригнуться, чтобы избежать низкого потолка.

уклоняться

She tried to duck the question during the interview.

Она пыталась уклоняться от вопроса во время интервью.

Synonyme

Definitionen

duckingsubstantiv

The act of quickly lowering the head or body to avoid a blow or obstacle.

Quick ducking saved her from the swinging branch.

Historical punishment in which a person is repeatedly submerged in water, especially with a ducking-stool.

The gossip was sentenced to a ducking in the village pond.

duckinggerundium / partizip präsens

Characterised by or involving the action of lowering the head or body quickly to avoid something.

The ducking motion of the athlete helped him avoid the incoming ball.

duckingadverb

Used as a euphemistic intensifier for emphasis.

Turn that ducking music down!

duckverb

To lower the head or body quickly to avoid a blow or being seen.

He had to duck to avoid the flying ball.

To evade or avoid a responsibility or duty.

She tried to duck out of the meeting by pretending to be sick.

To plunge or dip briefly into water.

The children loved to duck their heads under the water in the pool.