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[ lik-ing ] / ˈlɪk ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR licking ON THESAURUS.COM
nounInformal. - a beating or thrashing.
- a reversal or disappointment; defeat or setback.
the act of a person or thing that licks. Origin of lickingMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at lick, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM lickingnon·lick·ing, adjectiveWords nearby lickinglick, lick-alike, licker-in, lickerish, lickety-split, licking, Licking River, lick into shape, Lick Observatory, lick one's chops, lick one's wounds Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lickingTim Mathern, a longtime North Dakota state Senator came to the event thinking that it was “all about licking our wounds.” The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Marabella, now licking her lollipop and tapping her foot, appears unfazed. Even Grade School Kids Are Protesting the Garner Killing Now|Caitlin Dickson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Democratic pundits had spent hours licking their wounds vowing comeuppance. The Booze That Saved America|Kevin Bleyer|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Georgia Congressman Bob Barr warned that “the flames of hedonism . . . are licking at the very foundations of our society.” Justice Kennedy Opened the Door to Same-Sex Marriage, Will He Walk Through Next?|Geoffrey R. Stone|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was pure good fortune that landed the Gathering in Licking County, a farm-strewn block of land east of Columbus. A Report From the Misunderstood Gathering of the Juggalos|Steve Miller|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Licking up the curl, the flame gradually leaped from one piece of wood to another until the entire handful was ablaze. Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal|G. Harvey Ralphson Up till now they had faced being left behind, but this licking was too much. Aladdin O'Brien|Gouverneur Morris After the licking I went out in the yard and saw the sun in a puddle. Even Brigham was licking his lips and gazing at the town; and when the first bottle came out he took a long drink with the rest. Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge The next moment he had gobbled it up and was licking his lips in appreciation. Followers of the Trail|Zoe Meyer
British Dictionary definitions for lickingCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lickingwhipping, lashing, drubbing, thrashing, annihilation, bashing, flogging, defeat, repulse, conquest, setback, check, trashing, blow, ruin, ambush, overthrow, beating, trimming, breakdown |