licking
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licking
- /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪkɪŋ
noun lickings
- The act by which something is licked.
- A severe beating. I have never minded a licking and have never asked for anything more than a fighting chance. But to have to give away five stone in weight and six inches in height was not my idea of a fair go.
- A great loss or defeat. Our football team took a licking last night.
verb
- present participle and gerund of lick
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: defeat, kissing, erupting, thrashing, walloping, trouncing, shellacking, beating, drubbing, clobbering, mauling, pasting, flogging, whipping, pummeling, hammering
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noun an act of licking
| Español | lengüetazo |
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| Français | léchage |
| Deutsch | Licken |
| Italiano | leccata, leccate |
| Русский | лиза́ние lizánije, обли́зывание oblízyvanije |
noun a great loss or defeat
| Русский | пораже́ние poražénije, разгро́м razgróm |
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