lick

Example Sentences

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He loved tasting snow cakes, and he loved licking icicle pops.

From Literature

Rowdy sat down on his rear and started licking his wounds.

From Literature

“Gold you can eat,” she said, and we licked the sticky mess.

From Literature

Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused by something as innocent as a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch.

From BBC

It didn’t take him long to gulp them down, lick the fork one last time, and then transfer the fork to his other hand so he could grab the doorknob.

From Literature