Licking

ahd-5
  • noun. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
  • noun. A severe loss or defeat.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The adhesion of textile fibers (cotton) to any surface in the process of manufacture.
  • noun. The act of one who licks.
  • noun. A beating; a thrashing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A lapping with the tongue.
  • noun. A flogging or castigation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A severe beating.
  • noun. A great loss or defeat.
  • verb. Present participle of lick.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  • noun. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    • Word Usage
    "I imagine much wound-licking is going on and the long-term damage remains to be seen."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    clicking  flicking  kicking  picking  sticking  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Waterloo  appetite  beating  cannibalism  carnivorism  
    verb-stem
    lick  
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