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to kickin'

to kickin'

9.5
To strike something with the foot
  • verb
  • /ˈkɪkɪn/
  • UK
translation icon : dar patadas
  • The player is kicking the ball towards the goal with all his might.

Like, Can you imagine that kicking a Caribou in the face?

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Examples

  • And then they started like kicking the door, like pushing on the door.

    Taylor Wynn

  • She was kicking her legs in the water, enjoying the warm day at the beach.

  • And yeah, I'm just kicking up some pancakes.

  • And I accidentally kicked over this leaf mulch here and look at how green.

  • I'm like bro, kicking it with my favorite rapper.

  • He comes out this normal guy just kicking it like nothings going on in here, like hey, how's it going?

  • The child kept kicking the fallen leaves as he walked down the path.

Synonyms

to kick
vsto kickin'
∞ 1.0

Hit something with the foot, for example a ball in a sport

is an informal spelling used for the same action in casual writing
to boot
vsto kickin'
42 3.2

To kick someone or something with force

is an informal spelling for general striking, not limited to forceful blows

How Hard

to stomp
144 2.9
to kickin'
  • UK
9.5
to tap
174 1.0

Surface Forms

kickin' infinitive
kicked past
kicked past participle
kicking present participle
kicks third person singular

Morphology

kickin' = kick (transparent) = kick + ing

This is just the progressive/participial form of kick, and the literal meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Kickin' is an informal form of kicking, from kick, which means 'to hit or move with the foot'. The dropped 'g' shows casual speech, and kickin' simply names the action that is happening now, like 'kicking the ball'.