Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
- n. Slang A severe loss or defeat.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of one who licks.
- n. A beating; a thrashing.
- n. The adhesion of textile fibers (cotton) to any surface in the process of manufacture.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A lapping with the tongue.
- n. Colloq. or Low A flogging or castigation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- n. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Examples
“I imagine much wound-licking is going on and the long-term damage remains to be seen.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Pretty good for takin 'a licking from a guy with my reputation.”
“Unless you call licking it off your breasts kinky.”
“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.”
“Blockers locked arms and took a licking from the defenders trying to break the chain to reach the ball-carrier.”
“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.”
“I agree – I could never work for him … That kind of boot licking is more appropriate for the wannabees and whack jobs that come troll here.”
“It really was the dirty little brown and white spaniel; and he persisted in licking me, and jumping on me, and making curious little noises, that must have meant something if one had known his language.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘licking’.
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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What's That Pokémon Name?
Words used to create the names of Pokémon, which are usually portmanteaux.
bulb, dinosaur, ivy, venus, char, salamander, squirt, turtle, blast, tortoise, water, caterpillar and 525 more...
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But I like my gerunds
mourning the rumored demise of traditional grammar
upswelling, upwelling, drubbing, mourning, licking, quickening, awakening, beating, birthing, foretelling, meeting, softening and 3 more...
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