bucking

Speech parts

1. bucking - Noun

2. bucking - Verb

Meaning

of Buck

The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

charge fight cutting opposing catch crossing shoot resist offset oppose breach ambiguity contradiction struggling tear
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Antonyms

same standard success understanding accuracy harmony
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Phrases with the word

bucking up bucking convention bucking the norm bucking the tide bucking the trend bucking traditional classifications

Examples

A complicated but worthy compromise, bucking party orthodoxy to support an innovative idea – that could cost you a key endorsement, a big financial backer, a leadership post, or even an election." Source: Internet

And bucking the streaming-TV bloat trend, it runs seven energetic episodes of around twenty minutes apiece. Source: Internet

And while some businesses continue to struggle, Louisa’s Little Free Shop is bucking the trend and by all accounts is doing a roaring trade and uniting her community like never before. Source: Internet

A bull that fades during a ride moves backward while simultaneously spinning or bucking in one or more directions. Source: Internet

All that, coupled with the fact that independent women have long been punished for thinking freely and bucking social norms, makes witches (as an archetype and as real people*) fascinating to me. Source: Internet

Huawei Technologies and Apple both increased their share of the China smartphone market in the second quarter of 2020, bucking a broader trend as the overall market for handsets continued to contract. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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