how to pronounce ducking

/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

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ducking is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ducking in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… or even ducking and covering but that …”

meanings of ducking

noun:

An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).
The action of the verb to duck.

verb:

Present participle of duck.

adjective:

Fucking (as intensifier).

ducking frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ducking occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.