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suckling

[suhk-ling] / ˈsʌk lɪŋ /
NOUN
baby
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Antonyms
STRONG


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The farm has been running at a loss, he added, with next year's crops also not projected to earn Suckling much.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Suckling pig is a fabulous bar of meat, crisp in parts and soft in others, flavored with orange, oregano and thyme and garnished with minced onions and dots of avocado puree.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021

Discussing Feldman’s extraordinarily long later works, Suckling has said that “there’s a hugely touching intimacy in spite of the scale.”

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2021

Her ex-husband, Keirán Suckling, is its founding director.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2020

Aldrich, who says, "Austin Dobson has the grace of Suckling and the finish of Herrick, and is easily master of both in metrical art."

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various




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