kicking

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ UK /ˈkɪkɪŋ/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

1

adj
striking with the foot; informally, lively or still active

The old engine is still alive and kicking after thirty years.

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Synonyms

1 adj · striking with the foot;... striking booting lively energetic active thriving bustling

Opposites

dead inactive sluggish

Word family

Related forms kick kicker kicked

Etymology

From Middle English kiken ('to strike with the foot'), of uncertain origin, possibly of Scandinavian descent, + the suffix -ing.

kiken Middle English

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The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

# kicking

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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