duckingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌk.ɪŋ/us/ˈdʌk.ɪŋ/an act or period of going below the surface of water:
The boat turned over and we all got a ducking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail
- bail sth out
- go
- go under
- ground
- keel
- keel over
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- ride sth out
- right
- run
- run aground/ashore idiom
- sank
- scuttle
- submerge
- sunken
- unsinkable
- waterlogged
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