- present participle of lick.
licking
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The world number one has been left licking her wounds after a chastening 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat by Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
He sips small amounts of ice water because drinking too much is akin to licking one’s lips, causing them to chap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
Barca were still licking their wounds after a heavy 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey first-leg semi-final last week, and this defeat made things even worse.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Rosie stuck out her long pink tongue and started licking Tony’s fingers.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
After all the investments they had made into her business, she said they were left with the "lickings of a dog" and felt it was "a kick in the teeth".
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
The G.O.P. had taken two good lickings in Philadelphia in 1951 and 1952, and was more or less resigned to another.
From Time Magazine Archive
For seven years the League plum has meant rich lickings to the Swiss city of Geneva.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one tournament after another, Tony took embarrassing lickings.
From Time Magazine Archive
With new lickings and clickings he counted the notes all over again.
From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
