Licking is an English word with synonyms like defeat or whacking. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Licking in a sentence
Related words
Licking meaning
- The act by which something is licked.
- A severe beating.
- A great loss or defeat.
Synonyms of Licking
Using Licking
- The main meaning on this page is: The act by which something is licked. | A severe beating. | A great loss or defeat.
- Useful related words include: defeat, whacking, trouncing, lacing.
- In the example corpus, licking often appears in combinations such as: licking their, licking the, by licking.
Context around Licking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Licking
- In this selection, "licking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, room, carefully, plus, psychedelic, sasuke and freshly stand out and add context to how "licking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after licking its wounds and all while licking honey off. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "licking" sits close to words such as abundantly, activates and adr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with licking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Biden must be licking his lips. (6 words)
Please refrain from licking psychedelic toads': National. (7 words)
Plus, licking a mango is so disgusting and messy. (9 words)
I don't have to prod them at all, all those party scenes of, whether it's him running naked after licking the toad, or it's him dancing and just going nuts as if he's living his best life, these guys just go for it. (47 words)
I like to use a spoon to pile the ice cream into little snowmen, in my absence of mind, scooping it carefully, licking the white sweetness with my tongue little by little; eager to warm it, only to melt it with my warmth. (43 words)
A mugshot of K-9 Officer Ice has been widely shared on social media after cops investigated him for stealing his colleague's lunch when he was seen leaving the break room 'licking his chops'. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After licking its wounds following heavy losses to Russia in 2014, Ukraine implemented sweeping reforms to its military force structure and training to enable the resistance we are seeing today.
A lion’s mane mushroom swimming in signal crayfish bisque almost has me licking the plate, while a creamy sauce made from hogweed that accompanies a cut of velvety venison is a revelation.
A mugshot of K-9 Officer Ice has been widely shared on social media after cops investigated him for stealing his colleague's lunch when he was seen leaving the break room 'licking his chops'.
Garrett is left-handed and the Braves hitters will be licking their lips to face a lefty.
I don't have to prod them at all, all those party scenes of, whether it's him running naked after licking the toad, or it's him dancing and just going nuts as if he's living his best life, these guys just go for it.
I like to use a spoon to pile the ice cream into little snowmen, in my absence of mind, scooping it carefully, licking the white sweetness with my tongue little by little; eager to warm it, only to melt it with my warmth.
Please refrain from licking psychedelic toads': National.
Plus, licking a mango is so disgusting and messy.
Still licking their wounds from Sunday's 3-0 defeat to Manchester United, Everton will be hoping to bounce back and claim all three points at Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening.
The beast immediately shows its gratitude, licking Sasuke's wound and happily wagging its tail.
The No. 10 team in the nation put boots to ass and sent No. 19 Colorado back to Boulder, licking their wounds.
This rooftop licking is a scene so sexual it's shocking now because superhero movies have become ridiculously squeaky clean.
You just caught your dog licking their paws and a million thoughts are running through your head.
Biden must be licking his lips.
Fans were licking their lips at a tussle between old foes Hamilton and Verstappen who went wheel to wheel with 25 laps to go.
For the second cycle in the last four, Democrats in New Jersey and beyond are licking their wounds.
Four ponies licking freshly laid salt were killed by a vehicle that was complying with the 40mph limit.
He could care less if anyone else gets home after work but as soon as he hears me pull up, he’s at the stairs wagging and licking.
He shared how much he loves flying and relates some scary incidents and emergency landings while in the army; all while licking honey off his fingers.
If you must, I suggest a technique called response substitution, rewarding him for an alternative behaviour to sniffing or licking feet when he is presented with the opportunity.
Common combinations with licking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- licking their 25×
- licking the 10×
- by licking 8×
- be licking 7×
- licking her 6×
- licking his 5×
- and licking 5×
- from licking 4×
- were licking 4×
- or licking 4×