The cat was licking its paws.
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Licking
//ˈlɪkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "licking" (100 found)
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28 translations across 12 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- lekado noun (an act of licking)
Finnish
4 entries- löylytys noun (a severe beating)
- murskatappio noun (a great loss or defeat)
- nuoleminen noun (an act of licking)
- selkäsauna noun (a severe beating)
French
1 entries- léchage noun (an act of licking)
German
1 entries- Licken noun (an act of licking)
Hungarian
4 entries- kikapás noun (a great loss or defeat)
- nyalogatás noun (an act of licking)
- vereség noun (a great loss or defeat)
- verés noun (a severe beating)
Italian
2 entries- leccata noun (an act of licking)
- leccate noun (an act of licking)
Macedonian
1 entries- лижење noun (an act of licking)
Polish
4 entries- cięgi noun (a great loss or defeat)
- lanie noun (a great loss or defeat)
- lizanie noun (an act of licking)
- manto noun (a great loss or defeat)
Quechua
1 entries- llaqway noun (an act of licking)
Russian
4 entries- взбу́чка noun (a severe beating)
- лиза́ние noun (an act of licking)
- обли́зывание noun (an act of licking)
- по́рка noun (a severe beating)
Sikkimese
1 entries- ལྕེ་ལྡག noun (an act of licking)
Spanish
1 entries- lengüetazo noun (an act of licking)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The cat is licking the candle stand out of love for the candle.
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Mary is licking an ice cream cone.
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Life is like licking honey off a cactus.
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