🍼sucking

verb
/ˈsʌkɪŋ/

Meaning

Drawing in a liquid, air, or other substance through the mouth or a tube by creating a vacuum; also used figuratively for something unpleasant or ineffective

Example Sentences

The baby is sucking on a pacifier.

Example Expressions

suck it up

Synonyms

slurping, drawing, imbibing, absorbing

Antonyms

blowing, spitting

Collocations

sucking sound, sucking motion, sucking reflex, sucking power

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