"ducking" in the noun sense

1. ducking, duck hunting

hunting ducks

2. submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing

the act of wetting something by submerging it

"ducking" in the verb sense

1. duck

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

"Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

2. duck

submerge or plunge suddenly

3. dip, douse, duck

dip into a liquid

"He dipped into the pool"

4. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues

"He dodged the issue"

"she skirted the problem"

"They tend to evade their responsibilities"

"he evaded the questions skillfully"

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