verbπShareTo use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast)."The baby is sucking milk from the bottle. "physiologybodyfamilyhumanfooddrinksexbiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat."The baby was sucking contentedly at its mother's breast. "physiologyactionbiologybodysexhumanfamilyanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk."The baby was happily sucking at his mother's breast. "physiologybodyfamilyactionhumanbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something."The baby is sucking milk from a bottle. "physiologybiologyfunctionactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth."The baby is sucking on her pacifier. "bodyphysiologyfooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact."The strong wind was sucking the leaves off the trees. "directionactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.""My old car is sucking at gas mileage; I have to fill it up every other day." "attitudenegativewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn act of sucking."The baby's pacifier fell on the floor, so after cleaning it, I returned it, and the sucking began again immediately. "physiologyactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sound or motion that sucks."The baby's sucking was loud and rhythmic as she drank her milk. "soundactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareStill nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant; suckling."The farmer carefully checked each sucking calf to make sure it was healthy and getting enough milk from its mother. "familyphysiologybiologyhumanorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(by extension) Young and inexperienced.""He's a sucking intern, so we need to give him very clear and simple instructions." "agecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading