"dipping" in the verb sense

1. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"

"dip the brush into the paint"

2. dunk, dip

dip into a liquid while eating

"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

3. dip

go down momentarily

"Prices dipped"

4. dip

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

5. dip

take a small amount from

"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"

6. dim, dip

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

7. dip

lower briefly

"She dipped her knee"

8. dip, sink

appear to move downward

"The sun dipped below the horizon"

"The setting sun sank below the tree line"

9. dip

slope downwards

"Our property dips towards the river"

10. dip, douse, duck

dip into a liquid

"He dipped into the pool"

11. dip

place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

12. dip

immerse in a disinfectant solution

"dip the sheep"

13. dip

plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

"He dipped into his pocket"

14. dip

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

"dip water out of a container"

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