Licking Common

Licking has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

"it was a narrow defeat"

"the army's only defeat"

"they suffered a convincing licking"

defeat licking

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

"The coach received a severe lecture from the principal after being caught licking his players during practice, though he claimed it was just an old-fashioned form of discipline."

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The act by which something is licked.

"The dog's tongue left a shiny trail on his paw from licking."

In plain English: Licking is the act of using your tongue to touch something, usually for taste or cleaning.

"The baby spent all afternoon licking honey off his fingers."

Verb

present participle of lick

"The dog was licking its paw after playing in the mud."

In plain English: To lick means to run your tongue over something, usually food or an object.

"The dog licked its paw after getting dirt on it during playtime outside."

Example Sentences

"The baby spent all afternoon licking honey off his fingers." noun

"The cat spent its morning licking its paw clean before settling down to nap." noun

"There was an audible sound of the windscreen wipers licking away the heavy rain from the glass." noun

"After tasting the spicy sauce, he finished it off with a small lick of ice cream to cool his palate." noun

"The dog licked its paw after getting dirt on it during playtime outside." verb