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rubber ducking

rubber ducking noun: rubber duck debugging. Also the present participle and gerund of rubber duck.

Noun

rubber ducking (uncountable)

  1. Rubber duck debugging.

Also used as

rubber ducking is also the present participle and gerund of rubber duck.

Forms of rubber ducking

alternative formrubber-ducking
alternative formrubberducking

Questions about rubber ducking

What does rubber ducking mean?
Rubber ducking means rubber duck debugging.
What part of speech is rubber ducking?
Rubber ducking is a noun.

Words near rubber ducking in the dictionary

  1. rubber duck
  2. rubber duck debugging
  3. rubber ducked
  4. rubber duckie
  5. rubber duckies
  6. rubber ducking
  7. rubber ducks
  8. rubber ducky
  9. rubber eel
  10. rubber eels
  11. rubber gauge

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