ducking

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ === Etymology 1 === By surface analysis, duck +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== ducking present participle and gerund of duck ==== Noun ==== ducking (countable and uncountable, plural duckings) An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide. An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc). ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Suggested by predictive text or autocorrect on some devices. ==== Adjective ==== ducking (not comparable) (slang, humorous) Euphemistic form of fucking. === Etymology 3 === Nominalization of duck (verb), a denominal verb of duck (noun), from ellipsis of rubber duck. ==== Noun ==== ducking (usually uncountable, plural duckings) The act of surreptitiously leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking). ===== Related terms ===== rubber ducking === References ===