- present participle of suckle.
suckling
Example Sentences
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But a pregnant or suckling female is especially ravenous and will continue to forage for two for up to 1 year after giving birth.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
But the study also showed that subjective evaluation of infants' suckling ability by a clinician inserting their fingertip into the infants' mouth, which is currently standard practice, could be improved by data the device generates.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
In 2015, a research team from two U.S. universities tested tunes incorporating feline-centric sounds that included purring and a pulse reminiscent of suckling.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 2, 2024
Run by JM Nixon and Son, the farm had 140 suckling beef cattle as well as several holiday cottages and a riding school.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
Another Nuer technique was to tie a ring of thorns around a calf’s mouth, so that it pricks the mother and causes her to resist suckling.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
