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.).
were licking
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past progressiveof lick.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Oil were licking wounds after taking a hit on China.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2023
Their first product was salt tablets, in response to reports that dehydrated construction workers were licking soil to get the necessary salt into their bodies.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
Sainz got out in time as flames were licking his race suit.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Women were the phone bankers and the door knockers, and they were licking the stamps and sealing the envelopes.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2020
Before too long we were licking the grease from our fingers and filling in the corners.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
