kicking C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ UK /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj striking with the foot; informally, lively or still active The old engine is still alive and kicking after thirty years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · striking with the foot;... strikingbootinglivelyenergeticactivethrivingbustling ↔ Opposites deadinactivesluggish Word family Related forms kickkickerkicked Appears in Idioms (2) See all alive and kicking still healthy, active, or functioning despite age or difficulty kicking and screaming strongly unwilling and protesting while being forced to do something Etymology AI details From Middle English kiken ('to strike with the foot'), of uncertain origin, possibly of Scandinavian descent, + the suffix -ing. kiken Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # kicking **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. striking with the foot; informally, lively or still active ## Examples - The old engine is still alive and kicking after thirty years. ## Synonyms - striking - booting - lively - energetic - active - thriving - bustling ## Antonyms - dead - inactive - sluggish ## Related Forms - kick - kicker - kicked ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kiken ## Etymology From Middle English kiken ('to strike with the foot'), of uncertain origin, possibly of Scandinavian descent, + the suffix -ing. ## AI Etymology Kicking is from Middle English kiken ('to strike with the foot'), of uncertain origin, possibly of Scandinavian descent, + the suffix -ing. Important recorded forms include kiken (Middle English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers striking with the foot; informally, lively or still active. The wider family includes related words such as kick, kicker, and kicked. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown