ducking
Bending to avoid
Ducking is the act of lowering quickly to avoid something—a blow, a flying object, or being seen: She went ducking behind the counter when her ex walked in.
It also means evading or dodging: He's been ducking my calls all week.
In older usage, ducking meant plunging someone underwater as punishment, as in a ducking stool.
The word has gained new life as what autocorrect substitutes for "fucking": I'm so ducking tired of this.
Avoid by quick movement
- evadeEscape by cunning
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- escapeFlight from captivity
shirk · bypass · circumvent · deflect · avert · swerve · parry · shun
Low bent-knee stance
Printing mistake
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- filterPorous separation device
- swearingProfane speech or vows
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
iPhone · texting · messaging · keyboard · profanity · substitution · meme · comedy
Common dabbling waterfowl
- drakeMale waterfowl
- henFemale fowl
- dabblingShallow, casual involvement
- waddlingSwaying gait, short steps
pond · wetlands · flock · swimming · paddling · preening · nesting · brood
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
- reactiveTending to respond
- responsiveQuick to react
swift · deft · athletic · coordinated · instinctive · light-footed · bobbing · weaving
dodge
Avoid by quick movement
escape · shirk · bypass · circumvent · deflect · avert · swerve · parry · shun · maneuver
crouch
Low bent-knee stance
dip · lower · squat · hunch · dodge · weave · bob · lean · tuck · drop
typo
Printing mistake
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- filterPorous separation device
- swearingProfane speech or vows
frustration · iPhone · texting · messaging · keyboard · profanity · substitution · meme · comedy · mistake
mallard
Common dabbling waterfowl
waddling · pond · wetlands · flock · swimming · paddling · preening · nesting · brood · duckling
nimble
Quick and light-moving
responsive · swift · deft · athletic · coordinated · instinctive · light-footed · bobbing · weaving · footwork
quack
Fake healer or fowl noise
- honkLoud nasal blast
- callContact by phone
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
chatter · squawk · noise · sound · waddle · dabble · splash · preen · forage · bill
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- body responsesfight, flight, shivering, freeze, goosebumps
- defensive gesturesflinching, cowering, cringing, recoiling, wincing
- escape responsesfleeing, flight, running away, escaping, escape
- crouching positionssquatting, hunching, kneeling, stooping, cowering
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
duckingstanding tall
Remaining proudly upright
rising · straightening · jumping · standing up · leaping
duckingconfronting
Addressing directly
facing · accepting · engaging · tackling · addressing
- ducking outLeaving discreetly, often early
- ducking downLowering body suddenly
- ducking and divingEvasive, opportunistic behavior
- ducking stoolPunishment seat for dunking
- ducking and coveringCrouching beneath protection