What part of speech is dipping?

Dipping can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dipping is a verb, gerund of dip (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does dipping mean?

Definitions

Verb

dip - dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
dip - stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
dip - go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
dip - immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
dip - place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
dip - slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
dip - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
dip - scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
dip - plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container; "He dipped into his pocket"
dip - lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
dip - take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
dip - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
dip - dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
dip - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Noun

dipping - The act or process of immersing.
dipping - The act of inclining downward.
dipping - The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
dipping - The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
dipping - The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

Examples of dipping

#   Sentence  
1. verb i have tried dipping both live and thawed pinkies in tuna juice, and in used gerbil bedding.
2. verb Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
3. verb Would you ever go skinny dipping?
4. verb Tom doesn't think it's a very good idea to go skinny dipping.
5. verb Is there any dipping sauce for this grilled meat?
6. verb The children were skinny dipping.
7. verb I look out on the brilliant heaven, and see a milky way of powdery splendour wandering through it, and clusters and knots of stars and planets shining serenely in the blue frosty spaces; and the armed apparition of Orion, his spear pointing away into immeasurable space, gleaming overhead; and the familiar constellation of the Plough dipping down into the west; and I think when I go in again that there is one Christmas the less between me and my grave.
8. verb They soaked pieces of bread in wine, dipping them into their ladles.
9. verb I've never gone skinny dipping.
10. verb Tom likes dipping cookies in milk.
11. verb Dip the sheep.
12. verb Dip water out of a container.
13. verb I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present.
14. verb Dip the garment into the cleaning solution.
15. verb Dip the brush into the paint.
16. noun There was a dip in the road.
17. noun A dip in prices.
Sentence  
verb
i have tried dipping both live and thawed pinkies in tuna juice, and in used gerbil bedding.
Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
Would you ever go skinny dipping?
Tom doesn't think it's a very good idea to go skinny dipping.
Is there any dipping sauce for this grilled meat?
The children were skinny dipping.
I look out on the brilliant heaven, and see a milky way of powdery splendour wandering through it, and clusters and knots of stars and planets shining serenely in the blue frosty spaces; and the armed apparition of Orion, his spear pointing away into immeasurable space, gleaming overhead; and the familiar constellation of the Plough dipping down into the west; and I think when I go in again that there is one Christmas the less between me and my grave.
They soaked pieces of bread in wine, dipping them into their ladles.
I've never gone skinny dipping.
Tom likes dipping cookies in milk.
Dip the sheep.
Dip water out of a container.
I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present.
Dip the garment into the cleaning solution.
Dip the brush into the paint.
noun
There was a dip in the road.
A dip in prices.

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