What does LICKING mean?

Definitions for LICKING
ˈlɪk ɪŋlick·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LICKING.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. defeat, lickingnoun

    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

    "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

  2. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whackingnoun

    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Wiktionary

  1. lickingnoun

    A severe beating.

  2. lickingnoun

    A great loss or defeat.

    Our football team took a licking last night.

Wikipedia

  1. Licking

    Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid, food or minerals onto the tongue for ingestion, or to communicate with other animals. Many animals both groom themselves and eat or drink by licking.

ChatGPT

  1. licking

    Licking is the act of passing the tongue over a surface, typically to taste, moisten, or clean it. This action is commonly done by humans and animals.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Licking

    of Lick

  2. Lickingnoun

    a lapping with the tongue

  3. Lickingnoun

    a flogging or castigation

Wikidata

  1. Licking

    Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid onto the tongue for ingestion, or to provide pleasure. Many animals both groom themselves and drink by licking.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LICKING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Licking is ranked #108734 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Licking surname appeared 163 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Licking.

    99.9% or 163 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LICKING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LICKING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of LICKING in a Sentence

  1. Masao Miyazaki:

    When iridoid cocktails were applied on the bottom of dishes that were then covered by a punctured plastic cover, cats still exhibited licking and chewing even though they couldn't contact the chemicals directly, this means that licking and chewing is an instinctive behavior elicited by olfactory stimulation of iridoids.

  2. Probaerb:

    Stop working hard, start licking the boots of bosses. It is a way of rising through the posts in the private company.

  3. Michele Berdy:

    It's also this sort of 'man's man,' slipping into foul language, and always putting somebody down, making fun of somebody, like the Turks licking the Americans. It's insulting and it's putting down the Turks and the Americans in the process.

  4. Terence Davis:

    I feel like teams come in here licking their chops for sure, it’s up to us to protect our home court. We have to fix the little things. No excuses whatsoever. Once we get on the same page, all aboard, this team is very talented. It’ll come along.

  5. Ken Smith:

    Contact between infected people and other animals should be minimized, specifically, basic hygiene measures should always be implemented. This includes hand washing before and after being around or handling animals, their food, or supplies, as well as avoiding kissing, licking or sharing food.

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Translations for LICKING

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  • LickenGerman
  • لیس زدنPersian
  • nuoleminen, selkäsauna, löylytys, murskatappioFinnish
  • léchageFrench
  • leccate, leccataItalian
  • лижењеMacedonian
  • cięgi, manto, lizanie, laniePolish
  • облизывание, взбучка, трёпка, лизание, разгром, поражение, поркаRussian
  • lickingTelugu

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