ducking

ducking

n. to give smb. a ducking

* * *
['dʌkɪŋ]
to give smb. a ducking

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ducking — Duck ing, n. & a., from {Duck}, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] {Ducking stool}, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See {Cucking stool}. The practice of ducking began in the latter part… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ducking — ist ein Effekt, der in der Popmusik und hier insbesondere in der Dance Music eingesetzt wird. Dabei wird ein Signal langsam heruntergefahren und ebenso langsam durch ein neues Signal ersetzt. Dies geschieht mittels Kompressor (Musik) und wird… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dücking — Dücking, so v.w. Depression des Horizontes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ducking — Duck Duck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ducked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ducking}.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken, OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t[ u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf. 5th {Duck}.] 1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ducking — For the more common usage, see Duck (disambiguation). For the ducking stool, a public humiliation device, see Cucking stool. Ducking is an effect commonly used in radio and pop music, especially dance music. It is an effect where the level of one …   Wikipedia

  • ducking — noun a) The action of the verb to duck. They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment. b) An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc) …   Wiktionary

  • Ducking the Devil — Merrie Melodies (Daffy Duck) series Directed by Robert McKimson Produced by Edward Selzer Story by Tedd …   Wikipedia

  • Ducking House — (Jui sui,Тайвань) Категория отеля: Адрес: No.50, Qixian Rd., Ruisui Township, , 978 J …   Каталог отелей

  • Ducking stool — Ducking Duck ing, n. & a., from {Duck}, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] {Ducking stool}, a stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment. See {Cucking stool}. The practice of ducking began in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ducking and Diving — Robin Hood episode Episode no. Season 2 Episode 5 Directed by Matthew Evans Written by …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”