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sucking

American  
[suhk-ing] / ˈsʌk ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not weaned.

  2. very young.


sucking British  
/ ˈsʌkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not yet weaned

    sucking pig

  2. not yet fledged

    sucking dove

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sucking

before 1000; Middle English souking ( e ), Old English sūcende; suck, -ing 2

Example Sentences

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A baby girl medium, sucking on candy, seemed to drift about the room seated in her high chair.

From Literature

Star, heaving and panting in a wallow of mud that was sucking her down, down.

From Literature

In fact, almost exactly a decade ago I wrote that these funds were red-hot, sucking in billions of dollars from investors desperate to chase recent high performance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, according to career coaches, though it requires some soul-searching, planning for what’s next and, frankly, sucking it up.

From Barron's

Silicon Valley’s allure has created a giant sucking sound of money funneling into the U.S. stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal