suck
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
are sucking
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present progressiveof suck.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The anger for me is done, they are sucking the life out of me. This is as bad as it's ever been and we are a club that has dropped down to League One football."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
Climate change is also altering rainfall patterns, pollution is compromising extant bodies of water, and agriculture and development are sucking underground reservoirs dry.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2023
As A.I. companies are sucking up as much data as they can to train their systems, social platforms are starting to put their most valuable resource behind a paywall.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2023
The largest U.S. reservoir has shrunken to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in seven states who are sucking the Colorado River dry.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
I wait until they are sucking the grease from their fingers to ask, “So, what’s your story?”
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
