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keeping wicket

keeping wicket is the present participle and gerund of keep wicket.

Meaning of keep wicket

Verb

keep wicket (third-person singular simple present keeps wicket, present participle keeping wicket, simple past and past participle kept wicket)

  1. (intransitive) To act as wicket-keeper.
    Synonyms:
    wicketkeep

Questions about keeping wicket

What is keeping wicket the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping wicket is the present participle and gerund of keep wicket.

Words near keeping wicket in the dictionary

  1. keeping up with
  2. keeping up with the Joneses
  3. keeping up with the times
  4. keeping vigil
  5. keeping watch
  6. keeping wicket
  7. keeping-room
  8. keeping-rooms
  9. keepings
  10. keepings off
  11. Keepit

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