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Definition of ducking : 1. n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i.
2. of Duck

Synonyms:

eschewal, elusion, dousing, submergence, shaking, avoidance, evasion, absorption, engrossment, eschewing, immersion, out, ingress, concentration, submersion, submerging, duck hunting, cop-out

averting, shrinking, declining, shunning, skipping, abstaining, avoiding, evading, shirking, sidestepping, escaping, dodging, recoiling, bypassing, circumventing, eluding

Usage examples:

• He stuffed it back, ducking a blow. - "Police Your Planet", Lester del Rey.
• The brother made up his mind; he turned and jumped from the dog- cart as he had jumped from the old coach long ago, and ducking in and out among the horses and carriages, ran for his life. - "Melchior's Dream and Other Tales", Juliana Horatia Ewing.
• But to the last man of them they reached the arroyo safely, and ducking low, trotted on to join the cowboys. - "The Bells of San Juan", Jackson Gregory.