"ducking" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-ducking.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ Etymology: Suggested by predictive text or autocorrect on some devices. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ducking (not comparable)
  1. (slang, humorous) Euphemistic form of fucking. Tags: euphemistic, form-of, humorous, not-comparable, slang Form of: fucking
    Sense id: en-ducking-en-adj-kWMT7SGi Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 4 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-ducking.ogg [Australia] Forms: duckings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ducking (countable and uncountable, plural duckings)
  1. An instance of ducking down, e.g. to hide. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ducking-en-noun-WKrRJq5F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 4 37
  2. An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ducking-en-noun-HkoCVx5J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ducking coat, ducking stool, rubber ducking, rubber-ducking
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈdʌkɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-ducking.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ʌkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ducking
  1. present participle and gerund of duck Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: duck
    Sense id: en-ducking-en-verb-0ktfR1A6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 4 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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