The Clue
Avoiding spitballs, say (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DUCKING
Tags
Notes
The answer DUCKING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DUCKING as a noun:
1. (ducking, duck hunting) = hunting ducks
2. (submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing) = the act of wetting something by submerging it
DUCK as a verb:
1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
2. submerge or plunge suddenly
3. (dip, douse, duck) = dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
4. (hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep) = avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"