licking

[lik-ing] / ˈlɪk ɪŋ /

NOUN

beating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

whipping

STRONG

annihilation bashing defeat drubbing flogging lashing thrashing

NOUN

defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

whipping

STRONG

KO ambush annihilation beating blow break breakdown check collapse conquest count debacle destruction discomfiture drubbing embarrassment extermination failure fall killing lacing loss massacre mastery overthrow paddling rebuff repulse reverse rout ruin scalping setback shellacking slaughter subjugation thrashing trap trashing trimming triumph trouncing waxing whaling whitewashing

WEAK

defeasance downthrow insuccess nonsuccess vanquishment

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment achievement boon building construction creation forfeit good fortune loss rise success surrender victory win yielding

Example Sentences

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Licking his wounds, Druckenmiller then found it impossible not to buy instead as competitors scored huge gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The accident occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 West in Licking County, near the Smoke Road underpass.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

For sale: Red Barn Lodge, located on 153 acres near Licking, Missouri.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

Biden will travel to Licking County, near Columbus, Ohio, to speak at the site of Intel's new $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2022

Licking her fingers, she asked Afi, “Why do they feed us so well tonight?”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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