Examples of licking in a Sentence
His father threatened to give him a licking if he didn't stop misbehaving.
our team took a licking last night, but we'll get them next time
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Lip licking is another confusing signal from canines.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
At 5-foot-7 and 207 pounds, he is considered undersized for the NFL, but he’s proved able to carry a heavy workload and can take a licking.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
However, be cautious as licking does not automatically mean love.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Excessive licking can result in the breakdown of the skin’s natural barriers leading to secondary yeast or bacterial infections and as such, the licking continues.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
At 5-foot-7 and 207 pounds, he is considered undersized for the NFL, but he’s proved able to carry a heavy workload and can take a licking.
—Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
However, be cautious as licking does not automatically mean love.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Excessive licking can result in the breakdown of the skin’s natural barriers leading to secondary yeast or bacterial infections and as such, the licking continues.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for licking
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“Licking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/licking. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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Licking
geographical name
Lick·ing
ˈli-kiŋ 
river 320 miles (515 kilometers) long in northeastern Kentucky flowing northwest into the Ohio River
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