- present participle of duck.
ducking
Example Sentences
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While making his way through the ballroom he came across reporters ducking for cover and some jockeying for position with their phone cameras.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
Not Brody, whose chiseled, wiry presence is ever in motion, flailing, ducking, wincing, yearning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
He said scientists focus on the effects of the technology they build, “not ducking responsibility.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
As I continued to circle the crowd, ducking between rows of folding chairs, I caught the same refrains over and over.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
I was haunted by the thought of Lola, the severity of that gaunt old painted face, her boldness of stride in the perilous high heels, her vitality, ducking into the Rolls.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
