American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sticking
IPA transcription: [s'tɪkɪŋ]
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Verb
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stay put (in a certain place)
“We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati”
“Stay put in the corner here!”
“Stick around and you will learn something!”
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stick to firmly
“Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?”
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come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
“The dress clings to her body”
“The label stuck to the box”
“The sushi rice grains cohere”
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be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
“Got me--I don't know the answer!”
“a vexing problem”
“This question really stuck me”
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put, fix, force, or implant
“lodge a bullet in the table”
“stick your thumb in the crack”
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saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
“They stuck me with the dinner bill”
“I was stung with a huge tax bill”
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be or become fixed
“The door sticks--we will have to plane it”
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endure
“The label stuck to her for the rest of her life”
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be a devoted follower or supporter
“The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism”
“She sticks to her principles”
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be loyal to
“She stood by her husband in times of trouble”
“The friends stuck together through the war”
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cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
“stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it”
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fasten with an adhesive material like glue
“stick the poster onto the wall”
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fasten with or as with pins or nails
“stick the photo onto the corkboard”
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fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
“stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress”
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pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
“he stuck the cloth with the needle”
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pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
“He stuck the needle into his finger”
Adjective
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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
- a brown and white dog with his tongue sticking out jumping on some grass
- You're still sticking to that?
- Ask if she needs a sticking plaster for that graze.
- Why are those needles and pins sticking out of your head?
- Two dogs with their heads down a hole and their tails are sticking straight up.
- Ask if she needs a sticking plaster for that graze.
- Water causes slipping but quickly goes away; however grit can cause transmission sticking.
- Ask if she needs a sticking plaster for that graze.
- Facial scarring called Shoulokh, lips sticking, and braided hair are usual practices among women.
- a little girl sticking her tongue out in a bench