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.).
has been licking
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present perfect progressiveof lick (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The coronavirus has been licking its chops just thinking about this state where a full 110 percent of the population is 87 years old.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2020
The rascal has been licking his chops over him like a bull-terrier contemplating a cat in a tree.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
