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nickin'

nickin' is the pronunciation spelling of nicking.

Meaning of nicking

Noun

nicking (plural nickings)

  1. A small cut or nick.
    • The physicians sounded a warning about shaving among both men and women who have pigmented moles on the skin. Such moles, they cautioned, should never be irritated by repeated nickings.1961, Life, volume 50, number 20, page 15
  2. The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
    Synonyms:
    prickings

Questions about nickin'

What is nickin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Nickin' is the pronunciation spelling of nicking.

Words near nickin' in the dictionary

  1. Nickeys
  2. Nicki
  3. Nicki MAGAj
  4. Nickie
  5. Nickie-ben
  6. nickin'
  7. nicking
  8. nicking off
  9. nicking up
  10. nickings
  11. Nickisson

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