Definitions for licking
ˈlɪk ɪŋlick·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defeat, lickingnoun

   an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

   "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

2. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whackingnoun

   the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lickingnoun

   A severe beating.

2. lickingnoun

   A great loss or defeat.

   Our football team took a licking last night.

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1. Licking

   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 and eat or drink by licking.

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1. licking

   Licking is the act of passing the tongue over a surface, typically to taste, moisten, or clean it. This action is commonly done by humans and animals.

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1. Licking

   of Lick

2. Lickingnoun

   a lapping with the tongue

3. Lickingnoun

   a flogging or castigation

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1. Licking

   Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid onto the tongue for ingestion, or to provide pleasure. Many animals both groom themselves and drink by licking.

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1. LICKING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Licking is ranked #108734 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Licking surname appeared 163 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Licking.
   
   99.9% or 163 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Corporal Punishment
   • Ending
   • Failure

How to pronounce licking?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say licking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of licking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of licking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of licking in a Sentence

1. Proverb:

   The open secret to fast growing and becoming the functional head in the private company is to do the boot-licking of the boss.

2. Anthony Bove:

   My father feels terrible that the dogs are probably going to be put to sleep, the pit bull is not an inherently evil dog. But ... these pit bulls might have been trained as guard or attack dogs. He remembers the dogs licking his blood off the ground. They wanted to finish the job. That's very disturbing to him.

3. Masao Miyazaki:

   When iridoid cocktails were applied on the bottom of dishes that were then covered by a punctured plastic cover, cats still exhibited licking and chewing even though they couldn't contact the chemicals directly, this means that licking and chewing is an instinctive behavior elicited by olfactory stimulation of iridoids.

4. Probaerb:

   Stop working hard, start licking the boots of bosses. It is a way of rising through the posts in the private company.

5. Chloe Goins:

   I came to and remember seeing this big man crouched over me. It was Bill Cosby, and Bill Cosby was at my feet, kind of licking and kissing them and I think Bill Cosby bit my toe as that’s what woke me up.

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