licking
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And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
He sips small amounts of ice water because drinking too much is akin to licking one’s lips, causing them to chap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
England will be licking their lips at the opportunity to bounce back against Ireland on Saturday.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
In the back of the room, Babycakes sat placidly licking a light-pink wheel of salt.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
After all the investments they had made into her business, she said they were left with the "lickings of a dog" and felt it was "a kick in the teeth".
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
In one tournament after another, Tony took embarrassing lickings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two years later, at the polls, it took one of the most surprising lickings in U.S. political history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The G.O.P. had taken two good lickings in Philadelphia in 1951 and 1952, and was more or less resigned to another.
From Time Magazine Archive
But his affection for him was austere and stoical, and was not shown by gambadoes, larks, and lickings.
From My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 by Théophile Gautier
