licking
The act by which something is licked.
Other meanings
A severe beating.
A great loss or defeat.
“Our football team took a licking last night.”
Synonyms
- beating
Related words
- cuntlicking
- cookie licking
- arse-licking
- ass-licking
- take a licking
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “licking” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.