Definitions for kicking
kick·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. kick, kickingnoun

   a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

   "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

2. kick, boot, kickingnoun

   the act of delivering a blow with the foot

   "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. kickingnoun

   The action of the verb to kick.

   In boxing, kicking one's opponent is not allowed.

2. kickingnoun

   A violent assault involving repeated kicks.

   The bullies pushed the boy over and gave him a kicking.

3. kickingadjective

   (often kickin') Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.

4. kickingadjective

   Alive, active (especially in the phrase alive and kicking)

   still kicking at 89

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Kicking

   of Kick

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Motion

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'kicking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4693

How to pronounce kicking?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say kicking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kicking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kicking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of kicking in a Sentence

1. John A. Rassias:

   Language is a living, kicking, growing, flitting, evolving reality, and the teacher should spontaneously reflect its vibrant and protean qualities.

2. Kathy Griffin:

   I am kicking the hornet’s nest, as much as I can, i think it’s important to lean into the controversy because I know so much more about it now. I think now enough time has passed where people are starting to see the ridiculousness of what happened to me, and they’re seeing other people that Trump has done it [too].

3. Cat Ping:

   Jeb Bush might be a good candidate because he comes from that family background of kicking butt and taking names.

4. Rajeev Sadanandan:

   The other two are alive and kicking. Their blood is totally clear of the Nipah virus.

5. Lupita Nyong ' o:

   I'm looking forward to kicking some ass.

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