"licking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-licking.wav [US] Forms: lickings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} licking (countable and uncountable, plural lickings)
  1. The act by which something is licked. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an act of licking): lekado (Esperanto), nuoleminen (Finnish), léchage [masculine] (French), Licken [neuter] (German), nyalogatás (Hungarian), leccata [feminine] (Italian), leccate [feminine, plural] (Italian), лижење (liženje) [neuter] (Macedonian), lizanie [neuter] (Polish), llaqway (Quechua), лиза́ние (lizánije) [neuter] (Russian), обли́зывание (oblízyvanije) [neuter] (Russian), lengüetazo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-licking-en-noun-cTXJYOkx Disambiguation of 'an act of licking': 100 0 0
  2. (informal) A severe beating. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Violence Translations (a severe beating): löylytys (Finnish), selkäsauna (Finnish), verés (Hungarian), по́рка (pórka) [feminine] (Russian), взбу́чка (vzbúčka) [feminine] (Russian), трёпка (trjópka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-licking-en-noun-hcfdJWyD Disambiguation of Violence: 6 51 7 36 Disambiguation of 'a severe beating': 1 98 2
  3. (informal) A great loss or defeat. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Translations (a great loss or defeat): murskatappio (Finnish), vereség (Hungarian), kikapás (Hungarian), lanie [masculine] (Polish), manto (Polish), cięgi (Polish), пораже́ние (poražénije) [neuter] (Russian), разгро́м (razgróm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-licking-en-noun-mX1ftQW6 Disambiguation of 'a great loss or defeat': 0 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arse-licking, ass-licking, take a licking

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-licking.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} licking
  1. present participle and gerund of lick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lick Related terms: Licking County, Licking Creek
    Sense id: en-licking-en-verb-m41swJiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 7 86 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 5 9 82 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 5 9 82

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    "Rhymes:English/ɪkɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪkɪŋ/2 syllables",
    "en:Violence"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Licking County"
    },
    {
      "word": "Licking Creek"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "lick"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of lick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lick",
          "lick#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪkɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkɪŋ"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-licking.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Persent101-licking.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "licking"
}

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