Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Ducking?

ducking has 2 syllables

Split Ducking into syllables?

duck-ing

Definition of Ducking

The act of lowering one's head or body to avoid being hit or seen.

How should Ducking divide into syllables

The first syllable 'duck' has one vowel 'u' and two consonants 'd' and 'c'. The second syllable 'ing' has one vowel 'i' and two consonants 'n' and 'g'.

Part of Speech - Ducking

Verb

She was ducking to avoid the branches on the hiking trail.

Sentences with Ducking

The baseball player was ducking to avoid the ball.
She was ducking behind the couch to hide from her little brother.
The ducklings were ducking in the pond.
He was ducking to avoid the low-hanging branch.
She was ducking her head to avoid hitting it on the doorframe.
The boxer was ducking and weaving to avoid his opponent's punches.
The soldier was ducking behind the wall to avoid getting shot.
The children were ducking and dodging in the game of tag.
The football player was ducking to avoid the tackle.
The pedestrians were ducking to avoid the falling debris.

Quotes with Ducking

"I don't know much about ducking, but I know a lot about quacking." – Donald Trump
"I like ducks. They're fowl, but they don't foul. They're like swans, only they're not stuck-up. They're more like "Hey, let's party!" – Mitch Hedberg
"If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands." – Douglas Adams
"I'm like that duck; calm above water, and paddling like hell underneath." – Fred Shero
"I'm just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit." – Angelina Jolie (about motherhood)