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licking

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
lick-ing
IPA
/ˈlɪkɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which something is licked.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A severe beating.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

A great loss or defeat.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of lick

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lickings (plural)

Derived Forms

cuntlicking

Phrases

arse-licking ass-licking cookie licking take a licking Licking County Licking Creek

Frequently Paired Words

Licking County Licking Creek

Synonyms

beating thrashing drubbing lacing trouncing whacking defeat

Rhymes With

picking kicking sticking clicking ticking tricking flicking fricking dicking pricking bricking

Questions

How do you pronounce licking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪkɪŋ/.
What does licking mean?
The act by which something is licked.

How to pronounce licking

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