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Meanings of licking in English

Portuguese
surra
Catalan
estomacada
Spanish
paliza

The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

      surra
      Portuguese
      vencimento
      Catalan
      desfeta
      Spanish
      derrota

      An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.

          vencimento
          Russian
          облизывание

          The action of passing the tongue over a surface.

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                Usage of licking in English
                1
                The book said the way to tell them apart is by licking.
                The Girl I Used to Be
                2
                Wound licking has been shown to promote extraoral wound healing among animals.
                Pubmed
                3
                Calm Control? I demanded, surprised by the anger licking at my heart.
                The Darkest Minds
                4
                The puppy was licking the injured nose industriously and whimpering the while.
                The Seventh Man
                5
                No significant group differences in unconditioned licking or trials initiated were revealed.
                Pubmed
                6
                Presently the Bush fellows came down to the boat, licking their lips.
                In the Wrong Paradise, and Other Stories
                7
                The Panthers are licking their wounds after their brutal grand final loss.
                News.com.au
                8
                Southampton, with injuries and defeats to consider, were left licking their wounds.
                The Guardian
                9
                That, and the notion of licking hell out of the other feller.
                The Man in the Twilight
                10
                He takes off an attached high heel and starts licking the foot.
                Burning bright
                11
                Kyle joined her far down the strand, the surf licking his sandals.
                Return of the Crimson Guard
                12
                Nico, still licking her sticky fingers, kept right on the swordsman's heels.
                The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
                13
                He passed over my shoulder, licking a small line down my collarbone.
                Blue Moon
                14
                The horses ran all about licking the rock with their parched tongues.
                Australia Twice Traversed / The Romance of Exploration, Being a ...
                15
                Fire raged in front of Keyes, licking its way up the walls.
                The Cole Protocol
                16
                The flames were licking around the scaling ladder, which was already blazing.
                The Gray Dawn
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                Translations for licking
                Licking through the time
                Licking across language varieties
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                Common
                United States of America
                Common
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