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hoicking

hoicking is the present participle and gerund of hoick.

Noun

hoicking (uncountable)

  1. The process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
    • The air was all smell – curry-stuff, durian, fish and flesh – and the noise was of hoicking and chaffering.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 115

Questions about hoicking

What does hoicking mean?
Hoicking means the process of gathering mucous and phlegm in the mouth and spitting it out.
What is hoicking the present participle and gerund of?
Hoicking is the present participle and gerund of hoick.
What part of speech is hoicking?
Hoicking is a noun.

Words near hoicking in the dictionary

  1. hoi toiders
  2. hoiamide
  3. hoiamides
  4. hoick
  5. hoicked
  6. hoicking
  7. hoicks
  8. hoid
  9. hoida
  10. Hoidal
  11. hoiden

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