Meaning & use
Ducking
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Lowering the head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen.
See it in a sentence
He went ducking behind the couch when the ball flew toward him.
She's been ducking my calls all week.
A note on using this word
As a gerund, 'ducking' commonly extends beyond the physical sense to mean avoiding a person, question, or responsibility.
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Words with an opposite meaning
confronting
Another way to use it
2. verb
Avoiding or evading someone or something, such as a question or responsibility.
The senator was accused of ducking every question about the budget.
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