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Uncommondipping
The correct spelling is dipping.
How to pronounce dipping
verb
IPA: /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
Say it like: Dip-pin-g
The correct spelling is dipping. To lower into a liquid. For example: "Dip your biscuit into your tea."
Usage Examples
“Dip your biscuit into your tea.”
“Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.”
““The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.””
Meanings
verb
- 1.To lower into a liquid.
- 2.To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- 3.(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- 4.To lower a light's beam.
- 5.To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
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.
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