Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sticking
IPA transcription: [st'ɪkɪŋ]
Pronunciations of sticking
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking(p), sticking_out(p)
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • It was sticking out of him in all directions.
  • But Florence was sticking on to the proprietor of the home of her ancestors.
  • For his four feet, mouth, one ear and tail were all sticking to the pan of candy.
  • "There seems," said Michael, timidly, "to be something sticking up in the middle of it."
  • Down on the bottom, sticking out from the bank, are the roots of the willow-bushes on the edge.
  • Going along the dock I saw two small smokestacks sticking up, and looking down saw a little boat.
  • Moran and Daly knew about this, and they were dead on for sticking up the place and getting hold of the gold.
  • What a lovely bird!' said Tubby, and in stroking its head he touched a pin that was sticking between its feathers.
  • He squeezed some of the gravy and bits of meat into one of his bottles, sticking to his purpose; then he fell to on the rest.
  • All they could see in the semi-darkness was the candy, for Zip was too balled up to show a bit of dog sticking out of the soft mess.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 1995 Pacific Grand Prix, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rock–paper–scissors, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wage reform in the Soviet Union, 1956–62, License CC BY-SA 4.0