Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licking someone's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
lick-ing -some-one's -boots
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lick someone's boots

Questions

What does licking someone's boots mean?
present participle and gerund of lick someone's boots

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