nicknaming是什么意思？

nicknaming

• vt. 给…起绰号（nickname的现在分词形式）；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  绰号;诨号;外号
  A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
  例句
  Red got his nickname for his red hair. “红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
• VERB
  给…起绰号;把…俗称为
  If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
  例句
  When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf... 当他大一点时，我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。 Which newspaper was once nicknamed The Thunderer? 哪家报纸一度被称为“怒吼者”？