- present participle of duck.
ducking
Example Sentences
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“I had a pretty good suspicion something was up because I hadn’t renewed my contract, and they were sort of ducking me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
This time, there is no ducking the merits.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
One person sits in concentrated silence at each window, another perched in the back of the pick-up truck, ducking for the occasional limb branching from trees which rise around us.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Guests, including journalists, administration officials, and cabinet members, were instructed to take cover, with many ducking under tables as exits were secured.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
She went as far as the opposite end of the street, ducking behind a couple of parked cars, before at last pulling the scrunchie out of her hair.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
