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:
Most Guests Ducked for Cover. This Man Munched on His Burrata Salad.
Apr 26, 2026 The New York Times
Apr 26, 2026 The New York Times
Are cultural barriers ducking out migrant communities from Australian club cricket?
Jan 5, 2026 SBS Australia
Jan 5, 2026 SBS Australia

