licking
Example Sentences
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Even if this England team was going well, I'd be licking my lips at the prospect of bowling to them, knowing one mistake could bring three or four.
From BBC
He said Wall Street “would be licking their chops and delighted to give us the capital.”
From Barron's
A lot of tennis fans are also licking their lips about seeing Sinner and Alcaraz going head-to-head again - and lamenting it will not happen again for at least another couple of months.
From BBC
Democrats, licking their wounds, may be hankering for another chance to fight.
From BBC
A doctor accused of pouring beer down a younger colleague's cleavage before licking it off and touching her breasts has been suspended for a year.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
