dipping

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Synonyms: nipping, ripping, dripping, pipping, yipping, tipping, lipping, sipping, zipping, kipping, dapping

Antonyms: nipping, ripping, dripping, pipping, yipping, tipping, lipping, sipping, zipping, kipping, dapping

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|dip||ing-form}}

Noun

1. An [[act]] or [[process]] of [[immerse|immersing]].
2. The act of [[incline|inclining]] [[downward]].
3. The act of [[lift]]ing or [[move|moving]] a [[liquid]] with a [[dipper]], [[ladle]], or the like.
4. The process of [[clean]]ing or [[brighten]]ing [[sheet metal]] or [[metalware]], especially [[brass]], by [[dip]]ping it in [[acid]]s, etc.
5. {{lb|en|US}} 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. {{lb|en|birdwatching}} The act or [[fact]] of [[miss out|missing out]] on [[see]]ing a [[bird]].

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