lick one's lips in English

Forms: licks one's lips [present, singular, third-person], licking one's lips [participle, present], licked one's lips [participle, past], licked one's lips [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ɪps Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lick one's lips (third-person singular simple present licks one's lips, present participle licking one's lips, simple past and past participle licked one's lips)

Inflected forms

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"lick one's lips" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms