- present participle of kick.
kicking
Example Sentences
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Radwan spurned a good opportunity to score his second, kicking the ball dead when he had a whole half of the field to run into.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
"We were kicking the tires, making sure light goes through the system," Bailey said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Many of them have been kicking the tires on the AI trade for years now, highlighting potential risks that could someday metastasize into bigger problems for the market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Mr. Young’s “Midnight on the Bay” is an ode to kicking back in the Florida Keys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Anya ran back to where Ivan and Håkon were clawing and kicking a large hole in the barn wall to escape out of.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
