ducking

ducking /'dʌkiɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự săn vịt trời
    • danh từ
      • sự ngụp lặn, sự dìm

    Xem thêm: duck hunting, submersion, immersion, dousing, duck's egg, dip, douse, hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep



    ducking

    Từ điển WordNet

      n.

    • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
    • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman; duck's egg
    • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
    • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

      v.

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

      Before he could duck, another stone struck him

    • submerge or plunge suddenly
    • dip into a liquid; dip, douse

      He dipped into the pool

    • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, sidestep

      He dodged the issue

      she skirted the problem

      They tend to evade their responsibilities

      he evaded the questions skillfully


    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    ducks|ducked|ducking
    syn.: dip dunk immerse plunge sidestep sink submerge drake