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"they suffered a convincing licking"nounan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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nounthe act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blowstype of:
Definition that contains licking
- wash to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- tap dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
- tick make a clicking or ticking sound
- click make a clicking or ticking sound
- metronome clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
- hairball a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
- skipjack able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
- rollicking given to merry frolicking
- sportive given to merry frolicking
- frolicsome given to merry frolicking