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View synonyms for sucking

sucking

[ suhk-ing ]

adjective

  1. not weaned.
  2. very young.

sucking

/ 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sucking1

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

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