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deticking

deticking is the present participle and gerund of detick.

Meaning of detick

Verb

detick (third-person singular simple present deticks, present participle deticking, simple past and past participle deticked)

  1. (transitive) to remove ticks (parasitic arachnids) from

Questions about deticking

What is deticking the present participle and gerund of?
Deticking is the present participle and gerund of detick.

Words near deticking in the dictionary

  1. dethronizes
  2. dethronizing
  3. deths
  4. detick
  5. deticked
  6. deticking
  7. deticks
  8. DeTilly
  9. detin
  10. detinned
  11. detinner

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