slicking
present participle ofslick
slick
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
uk/slɪk/us/slɪk/tocausehairto besmoothandcloseto theheadbybrushingitflat, often using asubstanceto make itstick:
He slicked hishairbackwithgel.
Hair care
- argan oil
- blow dryer
- blowout
- bobble
- bobby pin
- brush
- coconut oil
- curling tongs
- delouse
- hair gel
- hair slide
- hairdryer
- hairgrip
- lacquer
- permanent wave
- relaxer
- roller
- snood
- straighteners
- styling
Examplesofslicking
slicking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Melody changes the way he plays the guitar fromslickingthe chords, as he did at home, to picking them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He changed his look for this performance,slickinghis hair back and dressing up in a suit and tie.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stitches are either caught through the casting stitches, now on the inside afterslicking, or else they are simply wrapped over the outside of the ring.
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- alarm-call
- alarm clock
- alarm-clock
- alarmed
- alarming
- alarming aspect
- alarming extent
- alarming increase
- alarmingly
- alarming proportion
- alarming prospect
- alarming report
- alarming rise
- alarming trend
- alarmist
- alarm pheromone
- alarm signal
- alarm system
- alas
- alas and alack
- alas-and-alack
- Alaska
- Alaskan
- alaska-range
- alata