- present participle of duck.
ducking
Example Sentences
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This time, there is no ducking the merits.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey accused the government of "ducking" the issue last night.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
In modern slang it’s ghosting, or merely ducking out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
He stops whacking people, and shortly thereafter people stop ducking.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
