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Meanings of licking in English
Synonyms
Examples for "beating"
Examples for "beating"
1
The gap in heat-beating infrastructure creates an inequitable distribution of health risk.
2
We believe that the use of non-heart-beating-donor organs has potential in China.
3
Carlsberg's disappointing report followed forecast-beating results last week from Dutch rival Heineken.
4
Ye've taken quite the beating today; ye deserve a bit o' rest.
5
Forecast-beating China manufacturing data fueled gains that were led by commodities stocks.
1
Ace High said nothing; simply tightened his grip on Heck's thrashing arm.
2
I can't help him if he's thrashing in the water, Glover said.
3
Ash stopped thrashing long enough to get a good look at me.
4
The slump is also thrashing home builders and developers, banks have said.
5
The terrible thrashing about in the icy water had quenched my spirit.
1
But, in two areas at least, I received a fairly serious drubbing.
2
Ninety minutes for the paymaster to give the profligate state a drubbing.
3
DUBLIN Irish banks took a drubbing as investors swerved the sector generally.
4
Their withdrawal comes just days after the Leinster semi-final drubbing by Offaly.
5
A second successive drubbing from Modi prompted calls for Gandhi to quit.
1
Irritation rose, lacing the words, That included the melts for your sister.
2
The lacing system and way it tightens around the midfoot is perfect.
3
In a matter of minutes he was dressed and lacing his boots.
4
But he shoved it into his pocket and finished lacing the boots.
5
To-the-toe lacing and a two-tiered footbed help you dial in the fit.
1
Nothing pleased him more than whacking the Yanks in their own backyard.
2
He marched over to the sealed door and started whacking at it.
3
There was a distant, muffled noise like a hammer whacking a pillow.
4
They'd climbed up beside the bell and were whacking it with hammers.
5
She's just hoisted her sail, and a whacking big sail it is.
1
True-Jimmyhad no respect for packet boats and deserved a good trouncing.
2
Darts were serious business, and she took serious pleasure in trouncing the Hammer.
3
He just can't forget his election trouncing.The people of South Carolina will remember!
4
That had nothing on the trouncing of Liverpool six days later.
5
He fares best against Palin, trouncing her by double figures everywhere but Ohio.
Russian
облизывание Usage of licking in English
1
The book said the way to tell them apart is by licking.
2
Wound licking has been shown to promote extraoral wound healing among animals.
3
Calm Control? I demanded, surprised by the anger licking at my heart.
4
The puppy was licking the injured nose industriously and whimpering the while.
5
No significant group differences in unconditioned licking or trials initiated were revealed.
6
Presently the Bush fellows came down to the boat, licking their lips.
7
The Panthers are licking their wounds after their brutal grand final loss.
8
Southampton, with injuries and defeats to consider, were left licking their wounds.
9
That, and the notion of licking hell out of the other feller.
10
He takes off an attached high heel and starts licking the foot.
11
Kyle joined her far down the strand, the surf licking his sandals.
12
Nico, still licking her sticky fingers, kept right on the swordsman's heels.
13
He passed over my shoulder, licking a small line down my collarbone.
14
The horses ran all about licking the rock with their parched tongues.
15
Fire raged in front of Keyes, licking its way up the walls.
16
The flames were licking around the scaling ladder, which was already blazing.
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Translations for licking
Portuguese
Russian
Licking through the time
Licking across language varieties
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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