"sticking out like a sore thumb" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sticking out like a sore thumb
  1. present participle and gerund of stick out like a sore thumb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: stick out like a sore thumb
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