Synonyms of kicking

kicking

verb

present participle of kick

1

as in screaming

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

he's been kicking all week about not getting the promotion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screaming
• complaining
• whining
• moaning
• muttering
• growling
• whimpering
• grumbling
• squealing
• hollering
• crying
• worrying
• bitching
• squawking
• wailing
• beefing
• murmuring
• nagging
• yammering
• inveighing
• griping
• grousing
• yowling
• keening
• bleating
• whinging
• crabbing
• carping
• protesting
• repining
• fussing
• yawping
• bellyaching
• grouching
• grumping
• kvetching
• caterwauling
• croaking
• grizzling
• kicking up a fuss
• sobbing
• maundering
• quarreling (with)
• objecting (to)
• quibbling
• stewing
• blubbering
• fretting
• lamenting
• deploring
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• caviling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• taking
• delighting
• accepting
• tolerating
• enduring
• bearing
• crowing
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

2

as in objecting

to present an opposing opinion or argument

fiscal conservatives have already started to kick about the proposed program, claiming it will increase the state's deficit substantially

Synonyms & Similar Words

• objecting
• protesting
• complaining
• excepting
• whining
• demurring
• remonstrating (with)
• taking exception
• taking issue
• expostulating
• fighting
• screaming
• sticking
• moaning
• wrangling
• debating
• hollering
• quarreling
• criticizing
• squabbling
• quibbling
• conflicting
• muttering
• bitching
• squawking
• grumbling
• beefing
• rebelling
• wailing
• challenging
• whimpering
• daring
• defying
• growling
• nagging
• murmuring
• squealing
• hassling
• balking
• withstanding
• griping
• disputing
• disobeying
• grousing
• yowling
• keening
• whinging
• bleating
• demonstrating
• fussing
• crabbing
• carping
• yammering
• gagging
• repining
• denouncing
• yawping
• bellyaching
• grouching
• grumping
• caterwauling
• caviling
• grizzling
• croaking
• censuring
• maundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approving
• accepting
• following
• observing
• sanctioning
• agreeing
• maintaining
• complying
• adhering
• obeying
• supporting
• defending
• advocating
• sustaining
• conforming
• upholding
• cheering
• acquiescing
• assenting
• acceding
• championing
• applauding
• minding
• commending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kicking

For a player with an English father and Mexican mother, raised in Idaho and now kicking for Kansas, there is plenty wrapped up in that flag. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Scanlan is a junior midfielder on the soccer team and is kicking for the Caravan’s four-time defending state champion football team. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

In context of supination, this means minimizing the possibility of injuries; doling out a smoother, plusher ride; and kicking underpronation’s common side effects (think plantar fasciitis, ankle pain, and shin splints) to the curb. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

With the latter, Apple is potentially kicking the door down on what’s been a niche, nascent, and recently problematic market. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026

There was kicking and punching and pleas from witnesses for the violence to stop. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Albano scored the only touchdown of the game for the Whippets on a 30-yard run in the first quarter (with Pezzino kicking the extra point). — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

When Villa decide to bypass an opponent’s press, Emery is using his two best hold-up outlets, John McGinn and Nicolas Jackson, in a two-v-two situation up front, with Suzuki kicking accurately to them. — Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Officials had just started kicking firemen from other cities out of GZ, an issue of liability. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026