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licking clean

licking clean is the present participle and gerund of lick clean.

Meaning of lick clean

Verb

lick clean (third-person singular simple present licks clean, present participle licking clean, simple past and past participle licked clean)

  1. (transitive) To empty (something) by eating its contents.

Questions about licking clean

What is licking clean the present participle and gerund of?
Licking clean is the present participle and gerund of lick clean.

Words near licking clean in the dictionary

  1. Lickfold
  2. lickier
  3. lickiest
  4. lickin'
  5. licking
  6. licking clean
  7. Licking County
  8. Licking Creek
  9. licking into shape
  10. licking one's chops
  11. licking one's lips

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