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ducking

UK
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

Translations

duckingnoun
duckings
pl
UK
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
esquiveAu sens d’un mouvement brusque pour éviter un coup ou un obstacle.
Quick ducking saved her from the swinging branch.
Une esquive rapide l'a sauvée de la branche qui se balançait.
Additional translations
immersion punitiveTerme historique, pour une punition consistant à plonger quelqu’un de force dans l’eau.
Synonyms
stoop
stooping
crouching
bending
duck
dip
immersion
submersion
dunk
bobbing
dunking
duckinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʌkɪŋ/
Used attributively as the present-participle form of the verb “duck”.
d'esquiveS’emploie pour caractériser une action de baisse rapide du corps afin d’éviter un coup ou un obstacle.
The ducking motion of the athlete helped him avoid the incoming ball.
Le mouvement d'esquive de l'athlète l'a aidé à éviter la balle qui arrivait.
Synonyms
shrinking
stooping
evading
sidestepping
lowering
dodging
avoiding
crouching
bending
ducking down
duckingadverb
Slang euphemistic intensifier for “fucking”.
Additional translations
fichuEuphémisme familier atténuant un juron ou un intensifieur injurieux.
Synonyms
stooping
stooping down
crouching
bending down
lowering oneself
leaning down
getting down
dodging
evading
moving out of the way
duckverb

ducking

Gerund

ducked
Past Simple
ducked
Past Participle
ducking
Gerund
UK
/dʌk/
US
/dʌk/
se baisserSe pencher rapidement pour éviter un coup ou un projectile.
He had to duck to avoid the flying ball.
Il a dû se baisser pour éviter la balle volante.
plongerPour un mouvement bref dans l'eau.
The children loved to duck their heads under the water in the pool.
Les enfants adoraient plonger la tête sous l'eau dans la piscine.
esquiverAu sens figuré, éviter une responsabilité ou un devoir.
She tried to duck out of the meeting by pretending to be sick.
Elle a essayé d'esquiver la réunion en faisant semblant d'être malade.
Synonyms
avoid
dodge
swerve
elude
bypass

Definitions

duckingnoun
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.
duckinggerund / present participle
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.
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