blicking
blicking is the present participle and gerund of blick.
Meaning of blick
Verb (1)
blick (third-person singular simple present blicks, present participle blicking, simple past and past participle blicked)
- To shine, gleam.
- Shirley Steynes Bluey took a deep breath as he entered the main street; nothing new under the sun-lamp as white pinks blicked across the street in a line of heat-glazed asterisks1978, Michael Wilding, The Tabloid Story Pocket Book, page 82
- To make, or cause to make, a soft, crisp sound.
- The recorder blicked off, and the tape hissed to the end of the reel in silence.1988, Sheila Radley, The chief inspector's daughter, page 171
Verb (2)
blick (third-person singular simple present blicks, present participle blicking, simple past and past participle blicked)
- Of gold or silver, to exhibit blick.
- When the cupellation is nearly finished, a play of colors is seen, and the button [sc. of silver] suddenly brightens or “blicks,” and becomes white, and is free from lead.1870, Karl Remigius Fresenius, System of instruction in quantitative chemical analysis, § 226, page 530
Verb (3)
blick (third-person singular simple present blicks, present participle blicking, simple past and past participle blicked)
- To shoot up (fire bullets at).
- Thinkin' like Roddy, got a stick in the box (Roddy) / Hide in another car, we just blickin' the opps (Bah)2023 May 24, “Bounce”, PGF Nuk (lyrics)
Questions about blicking
- What is blicking the present participle and gerund of?
- Blicking is the present participle and gerund of blick.
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