Definition of licking

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • licking is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • licking is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • licking is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of licking


  • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun)

    Examples

    1. they suffered a convincing licking

    Synonyms

    1. defeat
  • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beating
    2. drubbing
    3. lacing
    4. thrashing
    5. trouncing
    6. whacking

See definition of licking in Merriam Webster