licking

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

1 English

English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ

Noun [edit]

licking (plural lickings)

(slang) A severe beating.
(slang) A great loss or defeat.

Our football team took a licking last night.

Translations [edit]

A severe beating

Finnish: löylytys (fi), selkäsauna (fi)

A great loss or defeat

Finnish: murskatappio

Polish: lanie (pl) m, manto (pl), cięgi (pl)

Verb [edit]

licking

Present participle of lick.

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=licking&oldid=19507748"