licking

[lik-ing] / ˈlɪk ɪŋ /

NOUN

beating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

whipping

STRONG

annihilation bashing defeat drubbing flogging lashing thrashing

NOUN

defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

whipping

STRONG

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding

Example Sentences

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Renn sat some way off, trimming the flights on her arrows, and Wolf lay between them licking his paws clean, having swiftly dispatched the joint of grouse that Torak had saved for him.

From Literature

Then I felt something and looked down to see one of the other dogs—named Duberry—licking the wound in my leg.

From Literature

After Patch finished the milk we ran our fingers around the inside of the pail, licking each finger until there was nothing left.

From Literature

“I am lying on the beach, licking an icicle pop and feeling the sunshine on my nose,” said Duane.

From Literature

With his paws, Rowdy dug the quilts off me and started licking my face.

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licking

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