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Ducking

of Duck

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Broader term 3

Hunt 76% connected

To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hunting 76% connected

of Hunt

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wetting 76% connected

of Wet

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Plunge 74% connected

To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to pl…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plunge 74% connected

To thrust into water, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to pl…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Dousing 92% connected

of Douse

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Immersion 92% connected

The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Submersion 92% connected

The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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