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Heimliching

Heimliching is the present participle and gerund of Heimlich.

Meaning of Heimlich

Verb

Heimlich (third-person singular simple present Heimlichs, present participle Heimliching, simple past and past participle Heimliched)

  1. (perhaps informal) To perform the Heimlich maneuver (on).
    • Dime-sized bites rarely choke you to death. […] (Choking is the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury mortality in the United States.) […] If a waitress ever Heimlichs you out of heaven, tip her with exuberance.2007 June 5, Jeffrey J. Fox, How to Get to the Top: Business Lessons Learned at the Dinner Table, Hachette Books, →ISBN

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Questions about Heimliching

What is Heimliching the present participle and gerund of?
Heimliching is the present participle and gerund of Heimlich.

Words near Heimliching in the dictionary

  1. Heimlich manoeuver
  2. Heimlich manoeuvers
  3. Heimlich manoeuvre
  4. Heimlich manoeuvres
  5. Heimliched
  6. Heimliching
  7. Heimlichs
  8. Heims
  9. Heimweh
  10. Hein
  11. Heinbaugh

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