suckle
verb (used with object)
to nurse at the breast or udder.
suckled
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past participleof suckle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof suckle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
suckleverb (used with object)to nurse at the breast or udder.
Example Sentences
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I stared at Noah’s bobbing Adam’s apple as he suckled at his bottle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
“There is no food or water. Sometimes I have nothing to give the kids,” she said as her 14-month-old suckled on her deflated breast.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
I watched as a ewe suckled two lambs that she had adopted in this way.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
They were discovered by a female wolf and suckled by her, eventually growing up and exacting their revenge on their treacherous uncle.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
She snuggled up to her mother, suckled two or three times, more for comfort than food, and fell back to sleep.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
