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sticking at

sticking at is the present participle and gerund of stick at.

Meaning of stick at

Verb

stick at (third-person singular simple present sticks at, present participle sticking at, simple past and past participle stuck at)

  1. (informal, transitive) To continue practising (a skill), even it is difficult
    • If you want to dance well, you have to stick at it.
    Synonyms:
    keep at

Questions about sticking at

What is sticking at the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking at is the present participle and gerund of stick at.

Words near sticking at in the dictionary

  1. stickiness
  2. stickinesses
  3. sticking
  4. sticking a needle in my eye
  5. sticking around
  6. sticking at
  7. sticking at nothing
  8. sticking by
  9. sticking down
  10. sticking fat
  11. sticking in one's gizzard

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