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nicknaming

nicknaming is the present participle and gerund of nickname.

Meaning of nickname

Verb

nickname (third-person singular simple present nicknames, present participle nicknaming, simple past and past participle nicknamed)

  1. (transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).
    • Gerald, nicknamed "Jerry", was usually a very cheerful person.

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Questions about nicknaming

What is nicknaming the present participle and gerund of?
Nicknaming is the present participle and gerund of nickname.

Words near nicknaming in the dictionary

  1. nicknameless
  2. nicknamer
  3. nicknamers
  4. nicknames
  5. nicknamey
  6. nicknaming
  7. Nickneven
  8. Nicko
  9. Nickol
  10. Nickolas
  11. Nickolds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nicknaming (page history and authors); nickname (page history and authors). 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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