Synonyms for kicking
kick·ing

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1. kick, kickingnoun

   a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

   "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

   Synonyms:
   charge, squawk, beef, rush, bang, recoil, gripe, kick, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

2. kick, boot, kickingnoun

   the act of delivering a blow with the foot

   "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"

   Synonyms:
   iron boot, charge, squawk, beef, rush, bang, recoil, the boot, gripe, kick, iron heel, boot, thrill, flush, bitch

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Motion

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1. kickingadjective

   Synonyms:
   recalcitrant, calcitrant, resistant

2. kickingnoun

   Synonyms:
   spurning, recalcitration, calcitration, winch, opposition, resistance

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1. Bjorn Gunnarsson:

   We're ending the era of foreign demonstration voyages that were promoted by Russia. Now it seems that reality is kicking in, many projections of foreign interest were over-optimistic.

2. President Barack Obama:

   Have you noticed that everyone of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he's going to straighten out,' then it turns out they can't handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at the debate. Let me tell you, if you can't handle those guys, then I don't think the Chinese and the Russians are going to be too worried about you.

3. Raul Ruiz:

   People are going to start to realize this is Joe Biden's doing. The difficulty is that, of course, there's always a lag time to implementation, but Joe Biden will still be in office for the next two years. And once all these benefits start kicking in and lives have been improved, then Joe Biden will be in office another four years.

4. Karen Amsden:

   I am not kicking him out of my house because I want him to suffer and be miserable and homeless. I just want him to realize where the love and support really is coming from, it's not coming from them. Karen Amsden feels like it is. But they're not going to take Karen Amsden in and help Karen Amsden out and find a job.

5. Greg Fleming:

   There's a lot of momentum in the U.S. economy and animal spirits – that wonderful phrase – seem to be kicking in, from my vantage point, yes, I do think they'll go in September.