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sticking

/ˈstɪkɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Sticking means: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary.

Synonyms for sticking7

adjective, as in extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking out, protrusive

What does sticking mean?1

adjective

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extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary“the jutting limb of a tree”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sticking?6

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Sticking in a sentence

  • Avoid sticking your fingers into the reptile enclosures, they can bite.Amastan
  • If you spill something, clean it up immediately to prevent it from sticking.Amastan
  • Be careful, there are spikes sticking out of that board.rul
  • It's snowing hard, but it's not sticking all that much yet.CK
  • Stop sticking your nose into other people's business.CK
  • His shoes were so old that his toes were sticking out of them.CK
  • His feet were sticking out of the window of his car.Amastan
  • The submarine's periscope was sticking right out of the water.fcbond

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