ducking
Definitions
Noun
- Hunting ducks
- The act of wetting something by submerging it
Verb
- To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
- Submerge or plunge suddenly
- Dip into a liquid
- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ducking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | during | 2 | 585 |
| 2 | dealing | 2 | 43 |
| 3 | drawing | 2 | 40 |
| 4 | drying | 2 | 29 |
| 5 | dining | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | daring | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | digging | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | diving | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | editing | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | dashing | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | dating | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | doubting | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | dozing | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | dabbing | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | dawning | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | decking | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | dodging | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | doting | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | dotting | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | dueling | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | idling | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | auditing | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | damning | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | dipping | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | doffing | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | donning | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | downing | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | adoring | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | damming | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | dearing | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | deering | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | deigning | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | delling | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | deming | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | demming | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | denning | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | dering | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | derring | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | dicing | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | diesing | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | dilling | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | diming | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | dimming | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | dinning | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | dishing | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | dissing | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | ditching | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | docking | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | doehring | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | doering | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | dogging | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | doling | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | domingue | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | dooling | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | dooming | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | doring | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | dosing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | dousing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | dowding | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | dowling | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | dowsing | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | dubbing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | dudding | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | duesing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | duking | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | dulling | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | dumbing | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | dunning | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | durling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | durning | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | dusing | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ducking".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reducing | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | sucking | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | bucking | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | inducing | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | mucking | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | decking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | trucking | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | plucking | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | clucking | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | duckling | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | duking | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | ducklings | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | lucking | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | fucking | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | docking | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | suckling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | shucking | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | seducing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | dockings | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "ducking" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "ducking" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "ducking" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 71
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Jonny Hughes: Calls for goosander culls are ducking a bigger problem
Mar 15, 2019 Scottish Wildlife Trust
Mar 15, 2019 Scottish Wildlife Trust
Reporter talks about ducking for cover as propane tank explodes on scene
Nov 5, 2026 Atlanta News First
Nov 5, 2026 Atlanta News First

