Definitions for sticking
stick·ing

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

1. jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking out(p)adjective

   extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

   "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck"

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

1. Sticking

   of Stick

2. Sticking

   a. & n. from Stick, v

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sticking

   The adherence, after the current is cut off, of the armature to the poles of a magnet. In telegraphy it is a cause of annoyance and obstructs the working. It may, in telegraphy, be due to too weak a spring for drawing back the armature, or to imperfect breaking of the contact by the despatcher's key or by the receiver's relay.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sticking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3394

Anagrams for sticking »

1. tickings

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sticking in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sticking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sticking in a Sentence

1. Patty Murray of Washington:

   In the midst of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is of the utmost importance that there be stable leadership within HHS and that decisions are driven by science and the public health, any leadership changes being made at this time should be executed only to the extent necessary to ensure the Department and its employees are best positioned for the COVID-19 response. Our response to this crisis can not be steady if its leadership is being constantly shuffled and if experts are being constrained or removed when they insist on following the science and sticking to the facts.

2. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:

   We are at a delicate and dangerous stage and we need to make sure that the next steps are sure-footed, we are proceeding very cautiously and we are sticking to the medical advice, the scientific advice, with the social distancing measures, at this time, while doing all the homework to make sure that we're prepared in due course for the next phase.

3. Maddy Wilford:

   Like my mom said, it’s times like these when I know we need to stick together. I’ve seen a lot of positive posts about what’s been going on at the school, and I’m so glad we are sticking together, that I am making a full recovery and everything’s been going so smoothly, and that’s allI have to say.

4. Matthew Alexander:

   People would bring doughnuts in and Matthew Alexander was always sticking doughnuts back for Matthew Alexander drivers.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   Remembering our past can be a healthy exercise. We should yet beware of manipulations of our memory. By sticking to things that torment us, we can be tempted to brood over what should have, could have or would have been done.(no shoulda,coulda,woulda). When we walk down the memory lane, we learn from the past and pick for the present the fundamentals, which can be brought into play for the future. ("Walking down the memory lane" )

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