wicking

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

wicking

  1. present participle and gerund of wick
    The fabric is wicking perspiration away from the body.

Noun[edit]

wicking (plural wickings)

  1. The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
  2. (physics) capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect