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licking

The word “licking” has 2 syllables: lick-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈlɪk.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for licking?

In the thesaurus, “licking” has 214 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for licking along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for licking

Antonyms for licking

Meanings of licking

  • verb
    1. To stroke with the tongue.
    2. To lap; to take in with the tongue.
    3. To beat with repeated blows.
    4. To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
    5. To overcome.
    6. To perform cunnilingus.
    7. To do anything partially.
    8. (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
  • noun
    1. An act of licking.
    2. A severe beating.
    3. A great loss or defeat.

Example Sentences

  • The cat is licking its fur to stay clean.
  • He kept licking the spoon after making the dessert.
  • The child was licking a colorful lollipop.
  • She was licking the icing off the cupcake.
  • The dog was happily licking its owner's face.

On this page you'll find 248 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to licking, such as: KO, accomplishment, achievement, ambush, annihilating, annihilation, assailing.

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  • beating
  • beating the pants off
  • besting
  • bettering
  • blowing away
  • bombing
  • breaking
  • burying
  • capping
  • clobbering
  • conquering
  • creaming
  • crushing
  • destroying
  • dispatching
  • doing in
  • drubbing
  • dusting
  • eclipsing
  • exceeding
  • excelling
  • finishing
  • flattening
  • flourishing
  • hurdling
  • knocking off
  • knocking over
  • licking
  • mastering
  • nosing out
  • outdistancing
  • outdoing
  • outfighting
  • outshining
  • outstripping
  • overbearing
  • overcoming
  • overmatching
  • overpowering
  • overthrowing
  • overtopping
  • overwhelming
  • pasting
  • pipping
  • routing
  • running circles around
  • running rings around
  • scoring
  • shellacking
  • sinking
  • skinning
  • skunking
  • slaughtering
  • smoking
  • smothering
  • snowing under
  • subduing
  • subjugating
  • succeeding
  • surmounting
  • surpassing
  • sweeping
  • taking
  • thrashing
  • throwing
  • topping
  • transcending
  • trimming
  • tromping
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  • upending
  • upsetting
  • vanquishing
  • walloping
  • waxing
  • whapping
  • whipping
  • whomping
  • whopping
  • whupping
  • wiping the floor with
  • wiping the ground with
  • worsting

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