Dipping
/ˈdɪpɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Dipping
verb
- To lower into a liquid.
"Dip your biscuit into your tea."
- To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.
- (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.
- To lower a light's beam.
"Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car."
- To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
"“The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”"
noun
- An act or process of immersing.
- The act of inclining downward.
- The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
- The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
- The use of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) in the mouth, usually between the lip and gum or cheek and gum in the lower or upper part of the mouth.