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Meaning of "finicking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINICKING

finicking  [ˈfɪnɪkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINICKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Finicking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINICKING


aching
ˈeɪkɪŋ
ass-licking
ˈæsˌlɪkɪŋ
baking
ˈbeɪkɪŋ
braking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
breathtaking
ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
decision-making
dɪˈsɪʒənˌmeɪkɪŋ
hiking
ˈhaɪkɪŋ
licking
ˈlɪkɪŋ
liking
ˈlaɪkɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
picking
ˈpɪkɪŋ
striking
ˈstraɪkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
ticking
ˈtɪkɪŋ
trafficking
ˈtræfɪkɪŋ
undertaking
ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ
Viking
ˈvaɪkɪŋ
waking
ˈweɪkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINICKING

finial
finialed
finical
finicality
finically
finicalness
finickety
finickiness
finicky
fining
finings
finis
finish
finish line
finished
finished product
finisher
finishing
finishing line
finishing school

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINICKING

attacking
backing
banking
blocking
checking
cracking
docking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
locking
mocking
overclocking
packing
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
tracking
trucking

Synonyms and antonyms of finicking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «finicking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINICKING

Find out the translation of finicking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of finicking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «finicking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

157)乎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

finicking
570 millions of speakers

English

finicking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

finicking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

finicking
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

finicking
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

finicking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুঁতখুঁত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

finicking
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penamat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

finicking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

finicking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

finicking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Finicking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kỷ càng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

finicking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Finishing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kılı kırk yaran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minuzioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

finicking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

finicking
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

finicking
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

finicking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekunsteld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finicking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finicking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of finicking

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINICKING»

The term «finicking» is used very little and occupies the 183.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINICKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «finicking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «finicking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about finicking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINICKING»

Discover the use of finicking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to finicking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Visible World: Samuel Van Hoogstraten's Art Theory and ...
The debate about the connotations of the 'rough' versus the 'fine' manner of painting is important for a better understanding of Van Hoogstraten's dislike of painting with 'smooth stiffness' and 'precise finicking', which cannot always be ...
Thijs Weststeijn, 2008
2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, pinpoint, place, recognize, spot finical adj syn NICE 1, dainty, fastidious, finicking, finicky, fussy, particular, pernickety, persnickety, squeamish con slipshod, sloppy, slovenly; blowsy, dowdy, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
3
Essential English for Competitions: IAS, PCS, HCS, HAS, RAS ...
1M incompetence, clumsiness, inexperience Finicky/Finicking fussy; very particular She's finicky/finicking about what she eats. requiring much attention to detail This finicky/finicking job will take hours Finicky- synm Mjifussy, picky, ...
A P Bhardwaj, 2010
4
Charles Tomlinson and the Objective Tradition
But I weak, hungry, and willing only for the chance Of line — to fight in the line, lay down under unbroken Wires, and saw the flashes and kept unshaken, Till the politest voice — a finicking accent, said: 'Do you think you might crawl through ...
Richard Swigg, 1994
5
Felix
Yes, I expect you are, for you always look as if you came out of a bandbox, and yet you're not the least little bit finicking. And there are so many finicking men in London. Do you know any men in London yet ? ' Felix was on the point of saying  ...
Robert Hichens, 2007
6
Before the Cock Crow
He watched the two photographers, whom the paper had sent with him, as they made forty-seven finicking photographs of a Georgian dovecot. Could have done it better myself, he thought, with my old box brownie, God bless its remains ...
Simon Raven, 2001
7
The Kentuckians
This was no time, though, to be finicking about what folks might think or say. It was no time, either, to be finicking about Judd Jordan. Had he been there I'd of had it out with him at the clearing. If he wanted to follow Bethia back to Ben's when ...
Janice Holt Giles, 1987
8
A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R. P. Blackmur
He was good when he tried the high wire, better on finicking matters like diction, no one more finicking than he. He said how the Imagist poet H.D., using antipoetic diction, made you feel it as poetry (this was like Satie in music), also how poetic ...
Fraser, Russell, 1981
9
Prediction of the Adjustment and Academic Performance of ...
E6 (a) More than 40% finicking F responses. (b) Almost no F- or V responses even if Form is not markedly over -exact. ^B) As described under W, enter if the sum of V responses plus twice that of B responses lies between 30% and 40%.
10
In the Image of God
'Nothing very sinister or out of the way, so far,' said Carmilla, rapping the pages of Who's Who, '...though rather fancy about his dead father's having been squire of Ullacote, and very finicking about his degree at Cambridge.' 'Schoolmasters ...
Simon Raven, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINICKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term finicking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
E3 2015: Crytek, Oculus Takes VR To Another Level with Dinosaur …
After some deep breaths, some finicking with my glasses which somehow would not cooperate fully with the shape of the headset, I eventually ... «Custom PC Review, Jun 15»
2
VW Scirocco R review: A hot hatch with a whiff of sports coupe
Having these shortcuts means drivers spend less time finicking about and more time eying the road ahead. Supporting the infotainment system ... «Good Gear Guide, Apr 15»
3
Siri is my DJ, and she just made fun of Nick Jonas
Rather than finicking with iTunes and choosing an album or playlist, you can use Siri to turn on a custom iTunes Radio station (which has ads ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»
4
Steve Earle and The Dukes Announce New Album 'Terraplane' For …
It is honest and conveyed upfront without extensive finicking that is the plague of so much music with good potential that ends up being lost in ... «mxdwn.com, Nov 14»
5
A Grisly But Fascinating Tale of the Greatest Medical Revolutionary
Imagine a time in medicine where a doctor who simply washed his hands and tools before a procedure was considered "finicking and affected.". «io9, Sep 14»
6
7 Questions For Logo Design Legend Ivan Chermayeff
I throw things right into the garbage can, as opposed to juggling and finicking and doing those things that painters do. I have a small fear of ... «Co.Design, Jul 14»
7
Holding On Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore by …
... tone "superior" or "finicking". In her insightful new biography of Moore, Linda Leavell analyses "Critics and Connoisseurs" and other poems, ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
8
Seniors that won't see Hockey East anchoring Connecticut's run at …
Last weekend, a UConn team finicking around in a three-way tie for third place began to separate itself from the pack. The Huskies mopped the ... «USCHO, Jan 14»
9
A Terrific World Series, Decided by Flukish Oddities
Cardinals fans will question manager Mike Matheny's finicking with the bullpen, and wonder if more experience—between him, and the picked ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 13»
10
Curiocity: A Chef's Profile Of The Left-Handed Cook, Thomas Kim
I was a very finicking eater as a child so a lot of times my mom would just get fed up and say, “Make your own food.” So I think I started cooking ... «CBS Local, Jul 13»

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