Licking Synonyms and Antonyms

lĭkĭng
A punishment dealt with blows or lashes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. beating
  2. flogging
  3. hiding
  4. lashing
  5. defeat
  6. thrashing
  7. whipping
  8. trimming
Antonyms:
  1. victory
The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. beating
  2. thrashing
  3. defeat
  4. whipping
  5. drubbing
  6. overthrow
  7. rout
  8. vanquishment
  9. massacre
  10. trimming
  11. dusting
  12. lacing
  13. trouncing
  14. whacking
Defeat, sometimes by hitting
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. frustrating
  2. vanquishing
  3. overcoming
Antonyms:
  1. losing
To play over; said of flames
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. trimming
  2. blazing
  3. palpitating
  4. whipping
  5. trembling
  6. quivering
  7. thrashing
  8. vacillating
  9. wavering
  10. lashing
  11. leaping
  12. vibrating
  13. hiding
  14. fluttering
  15. fluctuating
  16. flogging
  17. advancing
  18. shooting
  19. beating

Words Related to Licking

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Licking Sentence Examples

  • He grabbed an order of French fries and a burger at the drive-in of a national chain, eating on the road, licking the salt from his fingers as he searched among the glass and steel structures for the address he had jotted down earlier.

  • Within the city limits the Muskingum is crossed by seven bridges (including a notable concrete Y bridge) and the Licking by two.

  • Which sure as hell beats licking stamps in the square mile.

  • The prince slowly slurped the drink of the gods, licking his lips to extract the full flavor.

  • I groom her every day but she is constantly licking and having lots of hairballs.

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