licking English

Meaning licking meaning

What does licking mean?

licking

— noun (= defeat) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest it was a narrow defeat the army's only defeat they suffered a convincing licking

— noun (= beating) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonyms licking synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as licking?

licking English » English

thrashing

drubbing

defeat

beating

whacking

trouncing

lacing

whipping

leathering

flogging

walloping

sucking

sticking out one’s tongue

spanking

sipping with the tongue

sipper

setback

reversal

lurch

loss

lick

lapping

kissing

dressing down

disappointment

defeature

defeats

defeasance

butchering