dipping

(verb) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. Synonyms: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse. Examples: "Dip the garment into the cleaning solution." "Dip the brush into the paint."

(verb) dip into a liquid while eating. Synonyms: dunk, dip. Example: "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce."

(verb) go down momentarily. Synonyms: dip. Example: "Prices dipped."

(verb) stain an object by immersing it in a liquid. Synonyms: dip.

(verb) take a small amount from. Synonyms: dip. Example: "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present."

(verb) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam. Synonyms: dim, dip.

(verb) lower briefly. Synonyms: dip. Example: "She dipped her knee."

(verb) appear to move downward. Synonyms: dip, sink. Examples: "The sun dipped below the horizon." "The setting sun sank below the tree line."

(verb) slope downwards. Synonyms: dip. Example: "Our property dips towards the river."

(verb) dip into a liquid. Synonyms: dip, douse, duck. Example: "He dipped into the pool."

(verb) place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax. Synonyms: dip.

(verb) immerse in a disinfectant solution. Synonyms: dip. Example: "Dip the sheep."

(verb) plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container. Synonyms: dip. Example: "He dipped into his pocket."

(verb) scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface. Synonyms: dip. Example: "Dip water out of a container."