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dipping

  • noun
  • /ˈdɪpɪŋ/

An act or process of immersing.

Other meanings

  1. The act of inclining downward.

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

Related words

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

Example sentences

  • “What's your favorite dipping sauce for onion rings?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “You've been double dipping.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dipping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.