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licking the dust

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

Meaning of lick the dust

Verb

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

  1. To die; to bite the dust.
  2. To be abjectly servile.

Questions about licking the dust

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

Words near licking the dust in the dictionary

  1. licking out
  2. licking someone's ass
  3. licking someone's balls
  4. licking someone's boots
  5. licking the birse
  6. licking the dust
  7. licking the pants off
  8. licking up
  9. lickings
  10. lickity
  11. lickjob

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