Nicking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small cut or nick.

    "The physicians sounded a warning about shaving among both men and women who have pigmented moles on the skin. Such moles, they cautioned, should never be irritated by repeated nickings."

  2. 2
    The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of nick form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Example

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""Your cheek's bleeding! What happened?" "Well, my shaver broke! Then I used a razor and ended up nicking myself.""

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