- present participle of suck.
sucking
Example Sentences
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Late that night, the Interior Department announced the pool was “crystal clear” and said workers were sucking up the dead algae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
But the cub stayed at the back of the cave, sucking the milk only when the shirt came close to her.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
