ducking
verb (present participle)UK /ˈdʌkɪŋ/
US /ˈdʌkɪŋ/
Bending down low and fast so you don't get hit.
She was ducking under the low branch as she ran.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of pushing someone briefly under water.
The kids were ducking each other in the pool.
3. Leaving a place or situation quickly to avoid trouble.
He was ducking out of the meeting early.
4. A duck's way of moving or the sound a duck makes.
We heard the ducking and quacking near the pond.