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licking

/ˈlɪkɪŋ/ nom B1

En français : léchage

  1. The act by which something is licked. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A severe beating. (countable, informal, uncountable)
  3. A great loss or defeat. (countable, informal, uncountable) · Our football team took a licking last night.

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Dans la bibliothèque

She is such a dear quiet thing,” Alice went on, half to herself, as she swam lazily about in the pool, “and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face—and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse—and she’s such a capital one for catching mice—oh, I beg your pardon!” cried Alice again, for this time the Mouse was bristling all over, and she felt certain it must be really offended.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 14 · B2
“All thanks for this good meal,” he said, licking his lips.
The Jungle Book, p. 2 · B2
They found him stretched out on a warm ledge in the afternoon sun, admiring his beautiful new coat, for he had been in retirement for the last ten days changing his skin, and now he was very splendid--darting his big blunt-nosed head along the ground, and twisting the thirty feet of his body into fantastic knots and curves, and licking his lips as he thought of his dinner to come.
The Jungle Book, p. 42 · B2
“Others also,” said Bagheera, licking his lips and looking at the monkey-dead on the terrace and round the tank.
The Jungle Book, p. 59 · B2

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