Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, heels.

    The restless boy kicked his heels against the chair legs.

    The dancer kicked her heels as high as her shoulders.

More definitions
  • wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting

Forms

kicks one's heels, kicking one's heels, kicked one's heels, kicked one's heels
Base formkick one's heels · to kick one's heels
3rd person singularkicks one's heels
Present participlekicking one's heels
Past simplekicked one's heels
Past participlekicked one's heels

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykick one's heels
he, she, itkicks one's heels

Past simpleLesson

all personskicked one's heels

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kicked one's heels
he, she, ithas kicked one's heels

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kick one's heels

Synonyms

3 synonyms
to wait impatiently or restlessly:be left kicking
bide one's timecool one's heels
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kiboshkickA1kickbackkickboxingkidA1
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