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dipping

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act or process of immersing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of inclining downward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology

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7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of dip

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Eintauchen — an act or processing of immersing
  • Ancient Greek: βαφή (baphḗ) — an act or processing of immersing
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