| 单词 | licking |
| 释义 | licking (once / 2226 pages) n WORD FAMILY licking: lickings+/lick: licked, licking, licks USAGE EXAMPLESThat leaves Hong Kong super maxi Scallywag licking her wounds. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) Our favorite is his bacon aioli fries, which you’ll still be licking off your fingers long after you’ve inhaled them. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Officials in western Canada are warning motorists not to interact with moose if they find the animals licking salt off their cars. BBC(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows Syn|Hypo|Hyper beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment flagellationbeating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation self-flagellationself-punishment inflicted by whipping horsewhippingthe act of whipping with a horsewhip corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime 2n an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest they suffered a convincing licking Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper defeat triumph, victory a successful ending of a struggle or contest heartbreaker a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute lurcha decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) routan overwhelming defeat shutout, skunka defeat in a game where one side fails to score debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whippinga sound defeat waterlooa final crushing defeat whitewasha defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score conclusion, ending, finish event whose occurrence ends something failurean event that does not accomplish its intended purpose |
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