dipping /ˈdɪpɪŋ/ noun6 •An act or process of immersing. •The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, especially brass, by dipping it in acids, etc. •(US) 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. •The act of inclining downward. •The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like. •The act or fact of missing out on seeing a bird.That same trip would have to go down as the greatest dipping fest in Australian birding history. I had five target species and never saw one, despite spending a week looking for them. — 2005 formsdippings
