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sucking

/ˈsʌkɪŋ/

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verb

To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).

Examples :

"The baby is sucking milk from the bottle. "

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verb

To perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat.

Examples :

"The baby was sucking contentedly at its mother's breast. "

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verb

To put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk.

Examples :

"The baby was happily sucking at his mother's breast. "

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verb

To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.

Examples :

"The baby is sucking milk from a bottle. "

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verb

To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth.

Examples :

"The baby is sucking on her pacifier. "

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verb

To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact.

Examples :

"The strong wind was sucking the leaves off the trees. "

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verb

To perform fellatio.

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verb

To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.

Examples :

""My old car is sucking at gas mileage; I have to fill it up every other day." "

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noun

An act of sucking.

Examples :

"The baby's pacifier fell on the floor, so after cleaning it, I returned it, and the sucking began again immediately. "

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noun

A sound or motion that sucks.

Examples :

"The baby's sucking was loud and rhythmic as she drank her milk. "

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adjective

Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant; suckling.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully checked each sucking calf to make sure it was healthy and getting enough milk from its mother. "

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adjective

(by extension) Young and inexperienced.

Examples :

""He's a sucking intern, so we need to give him very clear and simple instructions." "

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