licking

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ

Noun

licking (countable and uncountable, plural lickings)

An act of licking.
(informal) A severe beating.
(informal) A great loss or defeat.
Our football team took a licking last night.

Translations

an act of licking

Finnish: nuoleminen (fi)
French: léchage (fr) m
German: Licken n
Italian: leccata (it) f, leccate (it) f pl

Macedonian: лижење n (líženje)
Polish: lizanie (pl) n
Quechua: llaqway
Russian: лиза́ние (ru) n (lizánije), обли́зывание (ru) n (oblízyvanije)

a severe beating

Finnish: löylytys (fi), selkäsauna (fi)

Russian: по́рка (ru) f (pórka), взбу́чка (ru) f (vzbúčka), трёпка (ru) f (trjópka)

a great loss or defeat

Finnish: murskatappio
Polish: lanie (pl) m, manto, cięgi

Russian: пораже́ние (ru) n (poražénije), разгро́м (ru) m (razgróm)

Verb

licking

present participle of lick

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