1. diving
noun. ['ˈdaɪvɪŋ'] an athletic competition that involves diving into water.
Synonyms
- swim meet
- swimming meet
- diving event
Antonyms
- stay
- stand still
- inclined
- vertical
Featured Games
Words that Rhyme with Diving Duck
- chuck-a-luck
- unstuck
- struck
- kachuck
- canuck
- wnuk
- truck
- stucke
- stuck
- snuck
- smuck
- schmuck
- pluck
- mruk
- kruk
- kruck
- kluck
- gluck
- fluck
- druck
- cluck
- bruck
- amuck
- amok
- zuk
- zuck
- yuk
- yuck
- wruck
- tuck
Example sentences of the word diving-duck
1. Noun Phrase
Mergansers are predatory diving ducks that catch crayfish, insects and fish with their serrated bills.
2. diving
noun. ['ˈdaɪvɪŋ'] a headlong plunge into water.
Synonyms
- jackknife
- half gainer
- full gainer
- gainer
- belly flopper
- flip
- belly whop
- belly flop
- belly whopper
- cliff diving
- swallow dive
- swimming
- dive
- swan dive
Antonyms
- sink
- switch on
- disengage
- switch off
3. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away.
Antonyms
- end
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. duck
noun. ['ˈdʌk'] small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs.
Synonyms
- muscovy duck
- duck down
- shoveller
- scaup
- Anas rubripes
- butterball
- canvasback duck
- teal
- Anatidae
- pin-tailed duck
- summer duck
- sea duck
- whistler
- Bucephela albeola
- ruddy duck
- wigeon
- wild duck
- family Anatidae
- bufflehead
- anseriform bird
- mallard
- diving duck
- dabbling duck
- broadbill
- drake
- Bucephela clangula
- redhead
- bluebill
- wood duck
- black duck
- Aythya valisineria
- dabbler
- duckling
- Anas penelope
- sheldrake
- pintail
- Anas platyrhynchos
- quack-quack
- pochard
- Cairina moschata
- Anas acuta
- musk duck
- wood widgeon
- Aix sponsa
- Anas clypeata
- Aix galericulata
- scaup duck
- widgeon
- Oxyura jamaicensis
- dipper
- Aythya ferina
- Aythya americana
- goldeneye
- canvasback
- mandarin duck
Antonyms
- dabbling duck
- nonworker
- thin person
- achromatic
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] submerge or plunge suddenly.
Synonyms
- plunge
- dive
Antonyms
- raise
- deposit
- natural object
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Synonyms
- circumvent
- elude
- put off
- skirt
- dodge
- avoid
- hedge
- beg
- quibble
- sidestep
- fudge
- evade
Antonyms
- dry
- ignite
- ascend
- rise
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. duck
noun. ['ˈdʌk'] a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents.
Synonyms
- textile
- fabric
- material
Antonyms
- lend oneself
- attract
- encourage
- hearten
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. duck
noun. ['ˈdʌk'] flesh of a duck (domestic or wild).
Synonyms
- poultry
Antonyms
- validate
- consume
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. duck
noun. ['ˈdʌk'] (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman.
Synonyms
- score
Antonyms
- maximize
- refrain
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. duck
verb. ['ˈdʌk'] dip into a liquid.
Synonyms
- plunge
- dunk
- dip
- souse
Antonyms
- conductor
- incorporeal
- unbodied
- immateriality
Etymology
- doek (Dutch)
- doec (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
- douken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- duce (Old English (ca. 450-1100))