英语词汇“licking”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	licking
释义	licking I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of licken to lick — more at lick 1. : the act of one that licks (as by lapping with the tongue) 2. a. : a sound thrashing : a beating at the hands of another : drubbing < when I was cornered and fought, even a licking wasn't a hundredth as bad as I thought it would be — John Reed > b. : a severe setback : defeat < American industries competing with import industries took their licking — A.H.Hansen > < in the long run … apathetic voters would take the licking — Time > 3. : the act or process of taking the lap from the feed roller in a carding machine by the licker-in II. adverb Etymology: from present participle of lick (to hit) dialect : exceedingly < a licking big frame of light wood — Eden Phillpotts > < eaten with a spoon … I only remember that it was — and is — licking good — Della Lutes >
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