licking
Example Sentences
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I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.
From Literature
Flames were licking the staircase, and the house was filled with smoke.
From Literature
"She took to them straight away and was licking them and just absolutely adored them," he said.
From BBC
“Like how Heidi from Mrs. Murphy’s class and her family go to Hawaii?” he asked, licking frosting off his fingertips.
From Literature
Her favorite treat was a chocolate cupcake but whenever she started licking the frosting or crumbs off the wrapper, Mrs. Palmer said it wasn’t polite to lick the wrapper, and made her stop.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
