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kicking the habit

kicking the habit is the present participle and gerund of kick the habit.

Meaning of kick the habit

Verb

kick the habit (third-person singular simple present kicks the habit, present participle kicking the habit, simple past and past participle kicked the habit)

  1. (idiomatic) To recover from or quit an addiction or habit.
    • I get it right / I kicked the habit / Shed my skin / This is the new stuff1986, Peter Gabriel, “Sledgehammer”, in So

Questions about kicking the habit

What is kicking the habit the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking the habit is the present participle and gerund of kick the habit.

Words near kicking the habit in the dictionary

  1. kicking straps
  2. kicking tail
  3. kicking the beam
  4. kicking the bucket
  5. kicking the can down the road
  6. kicking the habit
  7. kicking the shit out of
  8. kicking the tires
  9. kicking the tires and lighting the fires
  10. kicking the tyres
  11. kicking to

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