Synonyms for licking

Most common

beating · whipping · thrashing · whacking · dressing down

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act by which something is licked.

Forms

Plural

lickings → beatings, thrashings, whippings, whackings…

Example sentences

• beating Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
• whipping Tom could feel the air whipping his face as he ran.
• thrashing We gave them a proper thrashing.
• whacking Gustavo heard a whacking sound.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

defeat², lacing

7 letters

beating²

8 letters

whipping², whacking², drubbing²

9 letters

thrashing²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defeat² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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