licking
/ˈlɪkɪŋ/
licking noun: the act by which something is licked. Also the present participle and gerund of lick.
Noun
licking (countable and uncountable, plural lickings)
- The act by which something is licked.
- A severe beating.
- I have never minded a licking and have never asked for anything more than a fighting chance. But to have to give away five stone in weight and six inches in height was not my idea of a fair go.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 85
- A great loss or defeat.
- Our football team took a licking last night.
Also used as
licking is also the present participle and gerund of lick.
licking meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
licking in Hindi
- चाटते हुए
licking in Tamil
- நக்குவது
licking in Marathi
- चाटणे, चाटत आहे
licking in Urdu
- چاٹتے ہوئے
More languagesFewer languages
- licking in Bengali
- চাটছে, চাটছেন
- licking in Kannada
- ನೆಕ್ಕುವುದು
- licking in Punjabi
- ਚੱਟਣਾ, ਚੱਕਣਾ
- licking in Gujarati
- ચાટવું
Examples of licking in a sentence
- Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
- And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors.
- It involves rubbing your breasts all over his body—something no heterosexual man will hate—and unlimited licking.
Forms of licking
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Words formed from licking
Phrases with licking
Words that rhyme with licking
Questions about licking
- What does licking mean?
- Licking means the act by which something is licked.
- What is licking in Hindi?
- Licking in Hindi is चाटते हुए. See Licking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is licking?
- Licking is a noun.
- How do you pronounce licking?
- Licking is pronounced /ˈlɪkɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of licking?
- The plural of licking is lickings.
Words near licking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: licking (page history and authors); licking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); licking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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