sticking
/ˈstɪkɪŋ/
sticking is the present participle and gerund of stick.
Noun
sticking (plural stickings)
- A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
- Too often the beginning student finds it more difficult to observe the stickings when reading single beats or duple beat divisions (e.g., quarter notes and eighth notes in 4/4 time) than if he or she alternated freely from hand to hand.1997, Gary Cook, Teaching percussion, page 72
- Coarse, bruised, or damaged meat sold to the makers of sausages, pies, etc.
- six ounces of clods and stickings boiled1823, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers: 1780-1849, volume 5, page 48
Meaning of stick
Verb (1)
stick (third-person singular simple present sticks, present participle sticking, simple past and past participle sticked)
- To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.
- to stick type
- To furnish or set with sticks.
- To hit with a stick.
Verb (2)
stick (third-person singular simple present sticks, present participle sticking, simple past and past participle stuck or (archaic) sticked)
Forms of sticking
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Phrases with sticking
- sticking at
- sticking by
- sticking to
- sticking up
- sticking fat
- sticking out
- dead sticking
- sticking down
- sticking with
- sticking it to
- sticking around
- sticking it out
36 more phrasesFewer phrases
- sticking one on
- sticking places
- sticking points
- sticking up for
- sticking plasters
- sticking together
- sticking like shit
- sticking at nothing
- sticking out a mile
- sticking someone on
- sticking the landing
- sticking to business
- sticking one's oar in
- sticking the knife in
- sticking it to the man
- sticking to one's guns
- sticking to one's last
- sticking to one's post
- sticking to one's text
- sticking one's neck out
- sticking one's nose into
- sticking in one's gizzard
- sticking one's foot in it
- sticking one's tongue out
- sticking in someone's craw
- sticking to one's knitting
- sticking to someone's ribs
- sticking a needle in my eye
- sticking in someone's gullet
- sticking in someone's throat
- sticking one's dick in crazy
- sticking out like dog's balls
- sticking out like a sore thumb
- sticking like shit to a blanket
- sticking one's head in the sand
- sticking one's foot in one's mouth
Words that rhyme with sticking
Questions about sticking
- What does sticking mean?
- Sticking means a sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
- What is sticking the present participle and gerund of?
- Sticking is the present participle and gerund of stick.
- What part of speech is sticking?
- Sticking is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sticking?
- Sticking is pronounced /ˈstɪkɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of sticking?
- The plural of sticking is stickings.
Words near sticking in the dictionary
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