English Explanatory Dictionary

dipping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of dip
noun
  1. An act or process of immersing.
  2. The act of inclining downward.
  3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
  4. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
  5. The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth.
  6. The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dipping.wav

Word forms

dipping dippings

Related words

dypping

Derived words

dipping bird dippingly dipping needle dipping sauce dipping stick dipping tank dipping tobacco double-dipping hot dipping skinny dipping
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