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flicking

/ˈflɪkɪŋ/

flicking is the present participle and gerund of flick.

Meaning of flick

Verb

flick (third-person singular simple present flicks, present participle flicking, simple past and past participle flicked)

  1. To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
    • flick one's hair
  2. To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
    • Near-synonym: flit
    Synonyms:
    flit

See all 13 meanings of flick

Noun

flicking (plural flickings)

  1. The act by which something is flicked.
    • Then he walks out and plays a fifteen-minute encore doing nothing but bumps and grinds and humps and tongue flickings.2008, David Henderson, 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky, page 339

Forms of flicking

pluralflickings

Phrases with flicking

Words that rhyme with flicking

Questions about flicking

What does flicking mean?
Flicking means the act by which something is flicked.
What is flicking the present participle and gerund of?
Flicking is the present participle and gerund of flick.
What part of speech is flicking?
Flicking is a noun.
How do you pronounce flicking?
Flicking is pronounced /ˈflɪkɪŋ/.
What is the plural of flicking?
The plural of flicking is flickings.

Words near flicking in the dictionary

  1. flickery
  2. flickest
  3. flickier
  4. flickies
  5. flickiest
  6. flicking
  7. flicking off
  8. flicking one's bean
  9. flicking over
  10. flicking the bean
  11. flicking through

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