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sucking

suh king

  • n  the act of sucking
  • v  draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
  • v  draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    Mud was sucking at her feet
  • v  attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
  • v  be inadequate or objectionable
  • v  provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
  • v  take in, also metaphorically
  • v  give suck to

  • Carroll O'Connor wrung humanity out of his stubborn, racist character, without excusing him, like a man sucking the last wisp of smoke out of a cheap cigar.
  • They have very attractive young men tenderly sucking the necks of their girlfriends.
  • How the rampant sucking up to the famous has undermined the language of private praise.
News & Articles

  • Even Harvey can’t save this dreadful Mets' season
    The 2013 Mets are a black hole, sucking the life out of a season. Draining hope, drowning joy. Doing it in such a resounding fashion they have managed what would have seemed inconceivable a month ago: They have reduced Matt Harvey starts from events to remember to just another day...
    June 14, 2013 - New York Post
  • Indiana man accused of sucking girl's toes arraigned
    A man accused of sucking a 12-year-old girl's toes appeared in court Tuesday after his arrest on... - 2:36 pm
    June 12, 2013 - Daily Record
  • Indiana man accused of sucking girl's toes appears in court
    A Scottsburg, Ind., man made an initial hearing appearance in court Tuesday after his arrest on felony child molesting after authorities accused him of sucking a 12-year-old girl's toes.
    June 12, 2013 - The Indianapolis Star
Quotes

  • Don Pettit in Reuters Canada
    We can sip most of the fluid out of these cups and we no longer have to drink our beverages sucking through a straw in a pouch,Pettit said.
  • Lee Westwood in Times Online
    I sound as if I am moaning, which I am, but it is a great shame,Westwood said. "It is a fantastic golf course, the greens are interesting, but there is no need to play it the way it is set up. They are sucking the fun out of a major...
  • Loyola Hearn in 940 News
    These are a bunch of money-sucking manipulators,Hearn told a news conference in Ottawa on Saturday. "They're sole aim is to try to suck as much money out of the pockets of people who really don't know what's going on."

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