Ducking

adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The act of surreptitiously leaving a rubber duck on someone's parked Jeep as an act of kindness (see Jeep ducking).

    "Parliament said she hopes ducking becomes a regular part of Jeep culture, similar to the notorious "Jeep wave" that Wrangler owners are known to do on the road to say "hi" to one another."

  3. 3
    the act of wetting something by submerging it wordnet
  4. 4
    An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc). countable, uncountable

    "They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment."

  5. 5
    hunting ducks wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of duck form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Euphemistic form of fucking. euphemistic, form-of, humorous, not-comparable, slang

    "You are the ducking idiot here."

Synonyms

All synonyms
baptismbrewingburialconcavitydegradationdemotion

Example

More examples

"He saw another guy in the back of the car, ducking his head."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Suggested by predictive text or autocorrect on some devices.

Etymology 2

Nominalization of duck (verb), a denominal verb of duck (noun), from ellipsis of rubber duck.

Related phrases

ducking coatducking stoolrubber duckingrubber-ducking

More for "ducking"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.