midlick

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English

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Etymology

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From mid- +‎ lick.

Noun

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midlick (uncountable)

  1. The midpoint of the action of licking.
    • 1990, Rick North, Ready for Blastoff:
      Pausing in midlick, Lanie shrugged. "I know I dress lousy. I just like this old jacket of mine. It's comfortable."
    • 2008, Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, Leslie Meier, Candy Cane Murder, page 130:
      “Wayne had to walk around the side of the building,” she said, causing Moishe to look at up her in midlick.
    • 2008, Kim Powers, Capote in Kansas: A Ghost Story, page 29:
      She stopped, midlick. Why had that come to mind?