Usage of "ducking" | TermGallery

Portuguese

Catalan

The act of wetting something by submerging it.

Spanish

Hunting ducks.

Usage of ducking in English

For a moment Dana considered ducking back the way she had come. 
 Fortunate harbor 

Morelli said, ducking out of the way, taking the gun from Grandma. 
 Two for the dough 

Galbraith made his way aft, ducking without thought beneath the overhanging poop. 
 Man of War 

I giggle, but of course it's just Tobias, ducking under a branch. 
 Insurgent 

I was able to dodge its impact by ducking behind the breakwater. 
 Blind willow, sleeping woman 

Five miles of winding and squirming, twisting and ducking, dodging and summersaulting. 
 The University of Hard Knocks 

Was she now ducking my calls because proximity made me a threat? 
 Break No Bones 

It was nice to meet you, before ducking out of the car. 
 The Duff 

Kris was already ducking under the plastic, heading out the doorway opening. 
 Night of the Living Dummy 

Every Cheyenne present gasped, some even ducking and cowering against the tent. 
 Frontier courtship 

Mitch thought, ducking in behind the mules to fasten the trace chains. 
 Big city girl 

For I cannot deny but the ducking did dwell upon my memory. 
 The Adventures of Hugh Trevor 

I started up the trail behind her, ducking a few low branches. 
 Rise 

It even surprises long-term Capetonians and has visitors ducking for cover ever-so-often. 
 The South African 

Cobain though is ducking and diving and fighting for his political life. 
 The Irish Times 

Now, it was just this ducking that the militarios wished to see. 
 The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico 

ducking

duck

Verb

Present

Noun

Singular

Frequent collocations

Translations for ducking

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Ducking through the time

Ducking across language varieties

United States of America

Common

United Kingdom

Common

Meanings of ducking in English