"lip-smacking" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lip-smacking [comparative], most lip-smacking [superlative]
Etymology: See smack one's lips. Etymology templates: {{m|en|smack one's lips}} smack one's lips Head templates: {{en-adj}} lip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)
  1. (informal) Tasty; appetizing. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Taste
    Sense id: en-lip-smacking-en-adj-5noBOThc Disambiguation of Taste: 83 9 8

Adverb

Forms: more lip-smacking [comparative], most lip-smacking [superlative]
Etymology: See smack one's lips. Etymology templates: {{m|en|smack one's lips}} smack one's lips Head templates: {{en-adv}} lip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)
  1. (degree, informal) Very. Tags: informal Synonyms: lip-smackingly
    Sense id: en-lip-smacking-en-adv-jCQlllvP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 59 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 66 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 69 17

Noun

Forms: lip-smackings [plural]
Etymology: See smack one's lips. Etymology templates: {{m|en|smack one's lips}} smack one's lips Head templates: {{en-noun}} lip-smacking (plural lip-smackings)
  1. The act or an instance of smacking one's lips. Synonyms: lipsmack Related terms: poppism
    Sense id: en-lip-smacking-en-noun-qeRrTm1w

Inflected forms

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