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adj
Still nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant; suckling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable
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adj
Young and inexperienced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, broadly, figuratively, not-comparable
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noun
An act of sucking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A sound or motion that sucks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of suck
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of sucking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: suck, suction
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Broader terms: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
History
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Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
