dipping
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/ˈdɪpɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To lower into a liquid.“Dip your biscuit into your tea.”
- To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- To lower a light's beam.“Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.”
noun
- An act or process of immersing.
- The act of inclining downward.
- The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
- The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
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