kicking
/ˈkɪkɪŋ/
kicking adjective: terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable. Also the present participle and gerund of kick.
Adjective
kicking
Noun
kicking (plural kickings)
- The action of the verb to kick.
- In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.
- A violent assault involving repeated kicks.
- The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking.
- A great loss or defeat; licking.
- It’s always fun when something massive comes along and sweeps the board, giving everything else a thoroughly good kicking – think Titanic, The Silence of the Lambs, or Lord of the Rings. There’s a sort of deranged, gluttonous feeling, a perverse glee in seeing so many dreams trampled on by a...2015 February 23, “Oscars 2015: 10 things we learned”, in The Guardian (London)
- A performance art that is a mix of dance footwork, acrobatic maneuver, and martial arts kicks, drawn from a variety of disciplines. Used in stage dance choreography and staged fight choreography.
Also used as
kicking is also the present participle and gerund of kick.
kicking meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Gujarati
kicking in Tamil
- உதைக்கிறார்
kicking in Malayalam
- ചവിട്ടുന്നു
kicking in Kannada
- ಒದೆಯುವುದು
kicking in Gujarati
- લાત મારે છે
More languagesFewer languages
- kicking in Odia
- ଲାଥି ମାରୁଛି
Synonyms of kicking
Forms of kicking
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kickin' |
| Noun | |
| plural | kickings |
Words formed from kicking
Phrases with kicking
- kicking in
- kicking it
- kicking on
- kicking to
- kicking up
- box kicking
- kicking ass
- kicking kuh
- kicking off
- kicking out
- drop kicking
- kicking arse
54 more phrasesFewer phrases
- kicking back
- kicking butt
- kicking down
- kicking kuhs
- kicking over
- kicking shit
- kicking tail
- kicking with
- kicking about
- kicking boots
- kicking loose
- kicking rocks
- kicking strap
- kicking around
- kicking straps
- be left kicking
- bicycle kicking
- kicking against
- kicking up dust
- kicking the beam
- kicking upstairs
- kicking in danger
- kicking some tail
- kicking the habit
- kicking the tires
- kicking the tyres
- kicking up a fuss
- kicking at the can
- kicking into touch
- kicking some tires
- kicking the bucket
- kicking like a mule
- kicking one's heels
- kicking to the curb
- kicking to the kerb
- kicking out the jams
- kicking and screaming
- kicking one's feet up
- kicking someone's ass
- kicking someone's arse
- kicking someone's butt
- kicking up one's heels
- kicking at an open door
- kicking the shit out of
- kicking against the pricks
- kicking into the long grass
- kicking with the other foot
- kicking a dog when it's down
- kicking ass and taking names
- kicking the can down the road
- kicking someone when they are down
- like kicking dead whales down the beach
- kicking the tires and lighting the fires
- like kicking a dead whale down the beach
Words that rhyme with kicking
Questions about kicking
- What does kicking mean?
- Kicking means terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
- What is kicking in Tamil?
- Kicking in Tamil is உதைக்கிறார். See Kicking meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kicking?
- Kicking can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce kicking?
- Kicking is pronounced /ˈkɪkɪŋ/.
Words near kicking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kicking (page history and authors); kicking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kicking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kicking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kicking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kicking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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