licking

/lˈɪkɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
   “it was a narrow defeat”
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonyms for licking

• defeat
• beating
• thrashing
• drubbing
• lacing
• trouncing
• whacking

Words that rhyme with licking

• kicking
• picking
• ticking
• sticking
• bicking
• clicking
• flicking
• fricking
• nitpicking
• politicking
• tricking