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How to pronounce “lick”

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Pronunciation guide for lick

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of lick with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
A Bold New Chapter for TEDneed somewhere to go and lick my wounds
Definition summary
(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

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How to pronounce lick

A Bold New Chapter for TED

need somewhere to go and lick my wounds

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “lick”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
  • (transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
  • (colloquial, dated) To beat with repeated blows.
  • (colloquial, dated) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
  • (colloquial, dated) To overcome.
  • (vulgar, slang) To perform cunnilingus.
  • (colloquial) To do anything partially.
  • (of flame, waves etc.) To lap.
  • [Noun]
  • The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
  • The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
  • A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
  • A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
  • A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
  • (colloquial) A stroke or blow.
  • (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A small amount; a whit.
  • (informal) An attempt at something.
  • (music) A short motif.
  • (informal) A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
  • (slang) An act of cunnilingus.

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