The meaning of licking is a sound thrashing How to use licking in a sentence. When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish. (definition of licking from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid, food or minerals onto the tongue for ingestion, or to communicate with other animals
Many animals both groom themselves, eat or drink by licking. Licking (countable and uncountable, plural lickings) the act by which something is licked (informal) a great loss or defeat. Definition of lick verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Britannica dictionary definition of lick [count] 1
The act of licking something Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary Licking synonyms, licking pronunciation, licking translation, english dictionary definition of licking A beating, thrashing, or spanking A severe loss or defeat American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition.
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