licking en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪkɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is licked.
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(countable, informal, uncountable) A severe beating.
I have never minded a licking and have never asked for anything more than a fighting chance. But to have to give away five stone in weight and six inches in height was not my idea of a fair go.
1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 85:
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(countable, informal, uncountable) A great loss or defeat.
Our football team took a licking last night.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lickings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cookie licking · ass-licking · arse-licking · cuntlicking · take a licking
Translations (28)
pl manto (a great loss or defeat) · it leccata (an act of licking) · ru обли́зывание (an act of licking) · qu llaqway (an act of licking) · eo lekado (an act of licking) · hu vereség (a great loss or defeat) · pl lizanie (an act of licking) · es lengüetazo (an act of licking) · ru разгро́м (a great loss or defeat) · ru по́рка (a severe beating) · de Licken (an act of licking) · hu nyalogatás (an act of licking) · fr léchage (an act of licking) · fi selkäsauna (a severe beating) · ru трёпка (a severe beating) · fi nuoleminen (an act of licking) · fi murskatappio (a great loss or defeat) · hu verés (a severe beating) · ru взбу́чка (a severe beating) · pl lanie (a great loss or defeat) · mk лижење (an act of licking) · ru пораже́ние (a great loss or defeat) · pl cięgi (a great loss or defeat) · hu kikapás (a great loss or defeat) · fi löylytys (a severe beating) · it leccate (an act of licking) · sip ལྕེ་ལྡག (an act of licking) · ru лиза́ние (an act of licking)