- present participle of suck.
sucking
Example Sentences
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The war has also continued to spread, sucking in and reigniting Yemen's smouldering civil war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
To be sure, AI might be sucking up so many resources that it is actually crowding out other parts of the economy, as the WSJ noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“That’s very common because the engine is sucking constantly from the ocean to cool the engine.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
These costs have been catching employers off guard, especially with the increased use of agentic AI sucking up tokens.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
I make a vacuum sucking noise and they laugh.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
