Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sucking urge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
suck-ing urge
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infant's instinctive urge to breastfeed. It is a primitive reflex.

Inflected Forms

Synonyms

suckling urge

Questions

What does sucking urge mean?
An infant's instinctive urge to breastfeed. It is a primitive reflex.

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