kicking

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present participle of

to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently:

I kicked the ball as hard as I could.

He was accused of kicking a man in the face.

She felt the baby kicking inside her.

The ice hockey player was removed from the game for kicking his opponent with his skate.

If a gun kicks, it jumps back suddenly and with force when the gun is fired.

used to say that you are very annoyed with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed a chance:

When I realized what I'd done I could have kicked myself.