nicknaming
vt. 给…起绰号(nickname的现在分词形式)
A nickname is an informal name for someone or something.
Red got his nickname for his red hair.
“红毛”的绰号源于他的红头发。
If you nickname someone or something, you give them an informal name.
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”?