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nicking (at)

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present participle of nick (at)

Synonyms & Antonyms of nicking (at)

as in sniping (at)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nicking (at)

sniping (at)

assailing,
attacking,
blasting,
clobbering,
slamming,
slashing

beefing,
bellyaching,
bitching,
carping,
caviling
(or cavilling),
complaining,
crabbing,
croaking,
fussing,
griping,
grousing,
growling,
grumbling,
kicking,
kvetching,
moaning,
murmuring,
muttering,
niggling,
quibbling,
whining

skewering,
tweaking

admonishing,
chiding,
drubbing,
rebuking,
reprimanding,
reproaching,
reproving

blaming,
censuring,
condemning,
criticizing,
denouncing,
dispraising,
dissing
[slang],
faulting,
knocking,
panning,
reprehending,
slagging
[chiefly British]

berating,
castigating,
crucifying,
excoriating,
flaying,
gibbeting,
hammering,
keelhauling,
lambasting,
lashing,
pillorying,
scolding,
upbraiding

bad-mouthing,
belittling,
decrying,
deriding,
discommending,
disparaging,
putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nicking (at)

extolling,
lauding,
praising

approving,
commending,
endorsing
(also indorsing),
recommending,
sanctioning

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“Nicking (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nicking%20%28at%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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