# nicking

Pronunciation: say "NIK-ing" /ˈnɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of nick. — present participle and gerund of nick
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of nick. Use it for an action that is going on.
   - _The movers kept nicking the doorframe as they squeezed the piano through._
   - _He apologized for nicking the paint on her car door._

## Noun

2. A small cut or notch, such as one a razor leaves on the skin.
   - Simple: A small cut, like the kind a razor can leave on your skin.
3. In mining, the cut made by a hewer at the side of the face.
   - Simple: In a mine, the cut a miner makes at the side of the wall being dug.
   - _Before the shift ended, the hewer had cut a clean nicking along one edge of the coal._
   - _The deputy checked the nickings at each face before the next block was brought down._

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