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ricking

ricking is the present participle and gerund of rick.

Meaning of rick

Verb (1)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.

Verb (2)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. To slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc; to wrench.
  2. (dialectal, transitive) To pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull.

Verb (3)

rick (third-person singular simple present ricks, present participle ricking, simple past and past participle ricked)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) To rattle, jingle, make a noise; to chatter.
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) To grumble.
  3. (dialectal, transitive) To scold.

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Questions about ricking

What is ricking the present participle and gerund of?
Ricking is the present participle and gerund of rick.

Words near ricking in the dictionary

  1. rickeys
  2. rickhouse
  3. rickhouses
  4. Ricki
  5. Rickie
  6. ricking
  7. Rickinson
  8. rickle
  9. rickle o' banes
  10. rickle o' bones
  11. rickle of banes

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