wicking

[ wik-ing ]

noun
  1. material for wicks.

Origin of wicking

1
First recorded in 1840–50; wick1 + -ing1

Words Nearby wicking

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How to use wicking in a sentence

  • The second form is called the “wick” carburetor because the air stream was passed over or through saturated wicking.

    Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
  • To-night, Hannah, we will measure the candle wicking for we shall be busy the greater part of to-morrow with the dipping.

    Boys and Girls of Colonial Days | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • The time was towards the close of the wicking-tide, and the world was becoming hard for simple folk.

    The Path of the King | John Buchan
  • She thrust the wicking into the coals, and on the iron stalk a flame-flower sprang into huge blossom.

  • The titmouse took the cotton and would have taken the wicking, I think, if it had not been fastened in too tight for her.

    A-Birding on a Bronco | Florence A. Merriam

British Dictionary definitions for wicking

wicking

/ (ˈwɪkɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. acting to move moisture by capillary action from the inside to the surface: wicking fabric

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