licking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪkɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ

Noun

licking (countable and uncountable, plural lickings)

1. The act by which something is licked.
2. (informal) A severe beating.
3. (informal) A great loss or defeat.

   Our football team took a licking last night.

Derived terms

• arse-licking
• ass-licking
• cookie licking
• cuntlicking
• take a licking

Translations

an act of licking

Esperanto: lekado Finnish: nuoleminen (fi) French: léchage (fr) m German: Licken n Hungarian: nyalogatás Italian: leccata (it) f, leccate (it) f pl Macedonian: лижење n (liženje) Polish: lizanie (pl) n Quechua: llaqway Russian: лиза́ние (ru) n (lizánije), обли́зывание (ru) n (oblízyvanije) Sikkimese: ལྕེ་ལྡག (lce ldag) Spanish: lengüetazo (es) m

a severe beating

Finnish: löylytys (fi), selkäsauna (fi) Hungarian: verés (hu) Russian: по́рка (ru) f (pórka), взбу́чка (ru) f (vzbúčka), трёпка (ru) f (trjópka)

a great loss or defeat

Finnish: murskatappio (fi) Hungarian: vereség (hu), kikapás Polish: lanie (pl) m, manto (pl), cięgi Russian: пораже́ние (ru) n (poražénije), разгро́м (ru) m (razgróm)

Verb

licking

1. present participle and gerund of lick

See also

• Licking County
• Licking Creek