How do you use Nicking in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Nicking meaning
present participle and gerund of nick
Using Nicking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of nick
- In the example corpus, nicking often appears in combinations such as: and nicking, after nicking, nicking off.
Context around Nicking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nicking
- In this selection, "nicking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pom, myself, hodge, off, twice and coffee stand out and add context to how "nicking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a seagull nicking a poke and cars and nicking her mum. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nicking" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nicking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mitchell Starc had Kavem Hodge nicking to the slips. (9 words)
I found myself nicking coffee cups, beer glasses, and bread plates from restaurants. (13 words)
Failed to build on his patient fifty in Antigua, nicking off to the slips in both innings. (17 words)
And M. Vijay, going for a big cover drive so early in his innings and nicking Kagiso Rabada, was simply not dishing out the kind of waiting game that brought him so much success on seaming pitches in the past. (40 words)
But Australia didn’t have to wait long for a wicket as Cummins found Crawley’s outside edge in the next over, the lanky Pom nicking through to Steve Smith at second slip, driving for a well-made 73. (39 words)
He has started the 2018 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season on a roll scoring vital goals for Chicken Inn, who are eyeing a second championship after nicking the title in 2015. (32 words)
Example sentences (16)
But Australia didn’t have to wait long for a wicket as Cummins found Crawley’s outside edge in the next over, the lanky Pom nicking through to Steve Smith at second slip, driving for a well-made 73.
It seemed that Perez was annoyed with Verstappen for nicking he fastest lap bonus point off him, while the latter spoke of his frustration with finishing second behind his teammate.
She was on the talk show for her out of control behaviour, which included stealing cars and nicking her mum’s credit cards.
While Smith was trapped lbw and gave a catch to slips in the match, Labuschagne was out after nicking twice off Stuart Broad.
I found myself nicking coffee cups, beer glasses, and bread plates from restaurants.
Mitchell Starc had Kavem Hodge nicking to the slips.
The director let it slip about The Scottish Godfather idea at the Bafta Scotland Awards and word got around quicker than a seagull nicking a poke of chips.
Failed to build on his patient fifty in Antigua, nicking off to the slips in both innings.
He made light work of Kyle Simmonds and Sizwe Masondo, fending to short-leg and nicking off respectively.
And M. Vijay, going for a big cover drive so early in his innings and nicking Kagiso Rabada, was simply not dishing out the kind of waiting game that brought him so much success on seaming pitches in the past.
As this graphic shows, he has far more trouble nicking off against slightly back of a length balls than against fuller balls - and Ashraf found the spot.
But Shaw was out next ball, attempting to cut a fullish delivery and nicking it behind the stumps.
Hearts of Oak collected the Ghana Premier League derby spoils after nicking a 1-0 win at Asante Kotoko on Sunday.
He has started the 2018 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season on a roll scoring vital goals for Chicken Inn, who are eyeing a second championship after nicking the title in 2015.
Only R. Ashwin (37), sound off his back-foot and appearing better equipped to handle these conditions than many specialists, offered some resistance before nicking an away seamer from Vernon Philander.
It includes nicking of the clitoris (symbolic circumcision), burning or scarring the genitals, and introducing substances into the vagina to tighten it.
Common combinations with nicking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: