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Meaning of Licking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈlɪkɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is licked.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A severe beating.
    countable, informal, uncountable
  3. A great loss or defeat.
    countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اللعق
Čeština darda
Deutsch Licken
Esperanto lekado
Español lengüetazo
Suomi löylytys murskatappio nuolaiseminen nuolaisu nuoleminen nuolenta nuoleskeleminen nuoleskelu nuolu pata selkäsauna
Français léchage
Magyar verés vereség
Italiano leccata leccate
日本語 べろべろ
Kurdî manto
Македонски лижење
Polski bat cięgi lanie lizanie manto
Русский взбучка лиза́ние обли́зывание поражение порка разгром трепка
Svenska slickning

Examples

“Our football team took a licking last night.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Licking County Licking Creek Lickings lickjob Ličko-senjska lickometer

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