Associations to the word «Licking»

Wiktionary

LICKING, noun. An act of licking.
LICKING, noun. (slang) A severe beating.
LICKING, noun. (slang) A great loss or defeat.
LICKING, verb. Present participle of lick
LICKING CLEAN, verb. Present participle of lick clean
LICKING OUT, verb. Present participle of lick out
LICKING UP, verb. Present participle of lick up

Dictionary definition

LICKING, noun. An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking".
LICKING, noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

Wise words

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