sucking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of sucking
    suck; suction.
  2. verb draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
    suck.
    • suck the poison from the place where the snake bit
    • suck on a straw
    • the baby sucked on the mother's breast
  3. verb draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
    suck.
    • Mud was sucking at her feet
  4. verb attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.
    suck; suck in.
    • The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad
  5. verb be inadequate or objectionable
    suck.
    • this sucks!
  6. verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
    blow; go down on; fellate; suck.
  7. verb take in, also metaphorically
    draw; take up; imbibe; absorb; soak up; take in; suck up; suck; sop up.
    • The sponge absorbs water well
    • She drew strength from the minister's words
  8. verb give suck to
    wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
    • The wetnurse suckled the infant
    • You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

WordNet


Suck"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
    I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray.

Webster 1913