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sticking to

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

Meaning of stick to

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
    • I have seen all the fancy electric toothbrushes, but I'm going to stick to the old-fashioned kind.
  2. (idiomatic) To follow and remain close to.
    • The suspect doubled back through an alley, but the detective stuck to him like glue.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to.

Questions about sticking to

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

Words near sticking to in the dictionary

  1. sticking point
  2. sticking points
  3. sticking someone on
  4. sticking the knife in
  5. sticking the landing
  6. sticking to
  7. sticking to business
  8. sticking to one's guns
  9. sticking to one's knitting
  10. sticking to one's last
  11. sticking to one's post

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