Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flicking

/ˈflɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: flick-ing
IPA: /ˈflɪkɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of flick

noun

The act by which something is flicked.

Example Sentences

"Then he walks out and plays a fifteen-minute encore doing nothing but bumps and grinds and humps and tongue flickings."

Inflected Forms

flickings (plural)

Rhymes With

picking kicking sticking clicking licking ticking tricking fricking dicking pricking bricking

Questions

How do you pronounce flicking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪkɪŋ/.
What does flicking mean?: present participle and gerund of flick

How to pronounce flicking

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