wicking

[ wik-ing ]

noun

1. material for wicks. wick.

wicking

/ ˈwɪkɪŋ /

adjective

1. acting to move moisture by capillary action from the inside to the surface

   wicking fabric

Word History and Origins

Origin of wicking¹

First recorded in 1840–50; wick ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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

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To-night, Hannah, we will measure the candle wicking for we shall be busy the greater part of to-morrow with the dipping.

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The time was towards the close of the Wicking-tide, and the world was becoming hard for simple folk.

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She thrust the wicking into the coals, and on the iron stalk a flame-flower sprang into huge blossom.

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

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