lick
verb (used with object)
to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.).
had licked
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past perfectof lick.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The judge said he would not touch envelopes containing motions filed by Niroula, who was self-represented at the trial, because Niroula had licked them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
The cocoa tasted very bad: earthy and slightly numbing, as if I had licked the bottom of the cupboard under the bathroom sink.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2019
Clinging to a slippery slope 15 feet above the current, they had licked water droplets from the limestone walls.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2018
Some time earlier, the leopard’s mate died, and she had licked her majestic tail bald.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2014
He told how the bear had licked up his spit and how he had finally touched the Spirit Bear.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
