flicking (off)

present participle of flick (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicking (off)
Verb
  • In 1999 and 2000, new offerings swamped the market's ability to absorb it, cutting off the flow of IPO proceeds to Internet companies that were meant to be the revenues of bigger tech companies.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The amendments resulted in Colorado drawing up the 8th Congressional District — a new seat granted to the state after the 2020 census — as one of the most competitive seats in the country.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Strong, random gusts of wind caught out plenty, suddenly changing grip levels and even braking points and littering the track with leaves and branches.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • During 600 miles of testing, vehicles with the CCM software endured 85% fewer hard-braking incidents and spent 70% less time stopped in traffic.
    Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the plaque weakens and breaks apart, large clumps are released into the blood stream, and a large clump can block an artery, completely shutting off blood flow and causing a heart attack.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The phones were all on and were not shutting off.
    Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Flicking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicking%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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