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    ducking

    US /'dʌkɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /'dʌkɪŋ/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To avoid doing something that is difficult
    It's a bad habit to keep ducking out of your work
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To lower your head to avoid hitting something
    They were ducking down to avoid the lower tree branches

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    Jasmine's Best Moments | Disney Princess

    04:30Jasmine's Best Moments | Disney Princess
    • You're always scraping for food and ducking the guards.

      You're always scraping for food and ducking the guards.

    • You're always scraping for food and ducking the guards.

      You're always scraping for food and ducking the guards.

    B1

    Annoying Orange - AO vs Pear Supercut!

    15:57Annoying Orange - AO vs Pear Supercut!
    • Ducking better after he's already covered in sticky goo is foul.

      Ducking better after he's already covered in sticky goo is foul.

    B2

    The Ugly Duckling | The Little Mermaid - Full Story - Best Fairy Tales Compilation for Kids

    22:52The Ugly Duckling | The Little Mermaid - Full Story - Best Fairy Tales Compilation for Kids
    • Mother Duck was very sad to see everyone treat the ugly ducking so badly.

      Mother Duck was very sad to see everyone treat the ugly ducking so badly.

    B1

    How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes

    10:55How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
    • They're gonna see the most efficient way to get from point A to point B, whether it's ducking under a railing or vaulting over something, climbing up a wall,

      They're gonna see the most efficient way to get from point A to point B, whether it's ducking under a railing or vaulting over something, climbing up a wall,

    • whether it's ducking under a railing

      whether it's ducking under a railing

    B1

    How to Snowboard in Trees

    12:01How to Snowboard in Trees
    • Look, right there, ducking under, knocking away those branches, and out we come.

      Look, right there, ducking under, knocking away those branches, and out we come.

    • As I come through here, right there, ducking under, knocking away those branches, and out we come.

      As I come through here, right there, ducking under, knocking away those branches, and out we come.

    B1

    Top 10 Strangest Medieval Monsters

    06:06Top 10 Strangest Medieval Monsters
    • Number eight, Seamonk. Ducking just slightly out of the medieval period for a creature

      Number eight, Seamonk. Ducking just slightly out of the medieval period for a creature

    • Ducking just slightly out of the medieval period for a creature I had to include, the Sea Monk is an organism allegedly captured off the Danish coast, which outwardly resembled a monk in a habit.

      Ducking just slightly out of the medieval period for a creature I had to include, the Sea Monk is an organism allegedly captured off the Danish coast, which outwardly resembled a monk in a habit.

    B2

    "We Were Shooting on a Nude Beach" - Emily Bader and Tom Blyth Talk People We Meet on Vacation

    09:05"We Were Shooting on a Nude Beach" - Emily Bader and Tom Blyth Talk People We Meet on Vacation
    • And, like, I'm sure at one point there was a paperweight and I was just, like, ducking.

      And, like, I'm sure at one point there was a paperweight and I was just, like, ducking.

    • And like, I'm sure at one point there was a paperweight and I was just like ducking.

      And like, I'm sure at one point there was a paperweight and I was just like ducking.

    A2

    Hamilton at the White House

    07:44Hamilton at the White House
    • There would have been nothing left to do for someone less astute he would have been dead or destitute without a sense of restitution Started working, ducking for his late mother's landlord Trading sugar cane and ramen all the things he can't afford.

      There would have been nothing left to do for someone less astute he would have been dead or destitute without a sense of restitution Started working, ducking for his late mother's landlord Trading sugar cane and ramen all the things he can't afford.

    B1

    10 Movie Mistakes That Slipped Through Editing

    07:3010 Movie Mistakes That Slipped Through Editing
    • and notice the pair of extras attempting – and failing – to conceal actor Matt Damon ducking

      and notice the pair of extras attempting – and failing – to conceal actor Matt Damon ducking

    B2

    Donald Trump's Covert Powers Of Persuasion

    12:33Donald Trump's Covert Powers Of Persuasion
    • a laughing crowd. This also works for ducking very pointed attacks, like this one, that

      a laughing crowd. This also works for ducking very pointed attacks, like this one, that

    • This also works for ducking very pointed attacks like this one that you might have already seen on YouTube.

      This also works for ducking very pointed attacks like this one that you might have already seen on YouTube.

    B1