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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
- /ˈpaɪkɪŋ /
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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
Definitions of piking word
- noun piking a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry. 1
- verb with object piking to pierce, wound, or kill with or as with a pike. 1
- verb without object piking to go, leave, or move along quickly. 1
- noun piking the sport of fishing for pike 0
- noun piking the practice of deriving sexual pleasure from watching strangers have sex in parked cars and other secluded but public places 0
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Origin of piking
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Middle French pique, feminine variant of pic pick2 < Germanic. See pike5, pique1
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Parts of speech for Piking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
piking usage trend in Literature
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