licking

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

present participle and gerund of lick

lick

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

thrashing

drubbing

defeat

beating

whacking

trouncing

lacing

whipping

leathering

flogging

lurch

reversal

setback

spanking

sucking

walloping

sticking out one’s tongue

defeature

sipper

sipping with the tongue

butchering

defeasance

defeats

disappointment

dressing down

kissing

😗

lapping

lick

loss

Translations

paliza

bastonatura

léchage

batosta

leccata

raclée

derrota

sconfitta

défaite

pallissa

nederlaag

Schleckerei

mazzata

leckend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/