Dipping

·noun The act of inclining downward.

II. Dipping ·noun The act or process of immersing.

III. Dipping ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Dip.

IV. Dipping ·noun The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.

V. Dipping ·noun The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

VI. Dipping ·noun The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, ·esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, ·etc.