licking
IPA: ɫˈɪkɪŋ
noun
- The act by which something is licked.
- (informal) A severe beating.
- (informal) A great loss or defeat.
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Examples of "licking" in Sentences
- Unless you call licking it off your breasts kinky.
- Pretty good for takin 'a licking from a guy with my reputation.
- I imagine much wound-licking is going on and the long-term damage remains to be seen.
- Blockers locked arms and took a licking from the defenders trying to break the chain to reach the ball-carrier.
- Which I guess is good, because considering the amount of garlic I ate tonight, the odds of anyone else getting in licking range are pretty slim.
- Boot-licking is not entertainment in my opinion, so I was ready to switch the channel -- but William Shatner started the show (WHAT?!?) as a comedian.
- My friend took him to the vet and he's on antibiotics now, and now that the stitches are out and the bandagesare off he's losing interest in licking his paws as much.
- When he was taken out of the plaster, he was still denied that instinctive pleasure which all animals take in licking their wounds, for shrewdly arranged bandages were wrapped and buckled on him.
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