sticking

Pluralstickings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of stick. Use this form for the action happening right now or as the act itself.

   The wet leaves kept sticking to the bottom of her shoes.

   Why is this drawer sticking again?

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   The planned order of hits a drummer uses to play a part with sticks.

   Like choosing which hand to use for each step in a dance so it all flows.

   The teacher wrote the sticking above each note so I knew which hand to use.

   A smooth sticking makes fast drum parts much easier to play.

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3. 3
   nounhistoricaluncountableplural

   Poor-quality or damaged meat once sold cheaply to people who made sausages and pies.

   Like the bruised fruit set aside for cheap jam instead of being sold fresh.

   The butcher kept the best cuts aside and sold the sticking to the pie shop.

   six ounces of clods and stickings boiled

   1823, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Papers: 1780-1849Here, stickings means cheap, poor-quality meat.

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