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giving suck

giving suck is the present participle and gerund of give suck.

Meaning of give suck

Verb

give suck (third-person singular simple present gives suck, present participle giving suck, simple past gave suck, past participle given suck)

  1. (archaic) To suckle; to give milk from the breast (to).
    • Wo be in those dayes to them that are with chylde, and to them that geve sucke.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew

Questions about giving suck

What is giving suck the present participle and gerund of?
Giving suck is the present participle and gerund of give suck.

Words near giving suck in the dictionary

  1. giving something a miss
  2. giving something a shot
  3. giving something a try
  4. giving something a whirl
  5. giving something up as a bad job
  6. giving suck
  7. giving the ax
  8. giving the axe
  9. giving the bird
  10. giving the devil his due
  11. giving the dirts

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