"dipping" in the verb sense
1. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
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"
2. dunk, dip
dip into a liquid while eating
"She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
3. dip
go down momentarily
"Prices dipped"
4. dip
stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5. dip
take a small amount from
"I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present"
6. dim, dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
7. dip
lower briefly
"She dipped her knee"
8. dip, sink
appear to move downward
"The sun dipped below the horizon"
"The setting sun sank below the tree line"
9. dip
slope downwards
"Our property dips towards the river"
10. dip, douse, duck
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
11. dip
place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
12. dip
immerse in a disinfectant solution
"dip the sheep"
13. dip
plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
"He dipped into his pocket"
14. dip
scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
"dip water out of a container"
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