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dipping one's wick

dipping one's wick is the present participle and gerund of dip one's wick.

Meaning of dip one's wick

Verb

dip one's wick (third-person singular simple present dips one's wick, present participle dipping one's wick, simple past and past participle dipped one's wick)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Of a man: to have sex.
    • "Maybe you were too eager to dip your wick to see the obvious facts," Ibanez told Nascimbeni, eyes flashing.2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 26 May 2024

Questions about dipping one's wick

What is dipping one's wick the present participle and gerund of?
Dipping one's wick is the present participle and gerund of dip one's wick.

Words near dipping one's wick in the dictionary

  1. dipping needles
  2. dipping one's finger in
  3. dipping one's pen in someone's inkwell
  4. dipping one's toe in
  5. dipping one's toe in the water
  6. dipping one's wick
  7. dipping out
  8. dipping sauce
  9. dipping sauces
  10. dipping stick
  11. dipping sticks

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