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I really believe that if we were from another planet, and we sat down to put our heads together on torture experiments, the concept of sticking a needle into someone and sucking their blood out would probably qualify as a pretty good one.
Elizabeth Holmes

Meaning of "sucking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCKING

sucking  [ˈsʌkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sucking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUCKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suction

Suction is the flow of a fluid into a partial vacuum, or region of low pressure. The pressure gradient between this region and the ambient pressure will propel matter toward the low pressure area. Suction is popularly thought of as an attractive effect, which is incorrect since vacuums do not innately attract matter. Dust being "sucked" into a vacuum cleaner is actually being pushed in by the higher pressure air on the outside of the cleaner. The higher pressure of the surrounding fluid can push matter into a vacuum but a vacuum cannot attract matter. Humans can create a sucking effect with the use of the lips, as in the case of drinking through a straw.

Definition of sucking in the English dictionary

The definition of sucking in the dictionary is not yet weaned. Other definition of sucking is not yet fledged.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCKING


banking
ˈbæŋkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
bumsucking
ˈbʌmˌsʌkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
ducking
ˈdʌkɪŋ
fucking
ˈfʌkɪŋ
king
kɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
motherfucking
ˈmʌðəfʌkɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
ranking
ˈræŋkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
starfucking
ˈstɑːˌfʌkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
trucking
ˈtrʌkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCKING

suck it and see
suck off
suck up to
suckener
sucker
sucker punch
suckerfish
suckers´ gap
suckfish
suckhole
sucking diesel
sucking louse
sucking-pig
suckle
suckler
suckless
suckling
suckling pig
sucks
sucky

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCKING

attacking
backing
blocking
checking
cracking
docking
hacking
in the making
kicking
knocking
lacking
licking
locking
mocking
overclocking
packing
picking
rocking
shocking
stocking
tracking

Synonyms and antonyms of sucking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUCKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sucking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sucking
draw · drink · extract · pull · quaff · sip · siphon · slurp · sup · take

Translation of «sucking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCKING

Find out the translation of sucking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sucking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sucking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

succión
570 millions of speakers

English

sucking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूसने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сосание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sucção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

succion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghisap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

saugen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸引
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빠는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngisep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nịnh hót
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறிஞ்சுவதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोषक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

succhiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ssanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смоктання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιπίλισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sugande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sucking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sucking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKING»

The term «sucking» is very widely used and occupies the 4.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sucking

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUCKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sucking.
1
Casey Affleck
When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good.
2
Carol Anshaw
I think we are all coming to realize the web in all its manifestations is a sucking time hole.
3
Melissa de la Cruz
I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package.
4
Richard Griffiths
I like playing Vernon Dursley in 'Harry Potter,' because that gives me a license to be horrible to kids. I hate the odious business of sucking up to the public.
5
Elizabeth Holmes
I really believe that if we were from another planet, and we sat down to put our heads together on torture experiments, the concept of sticking a needle into someone and sucking their blood out would probably qualify as a pretty good one.
6
Damon Lindelof
I have found, unfortunately, that if I take on too many projects at one time, there is a higher probability of those projects sucking.
7
Richard Linklater
Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it.
8
Courtney Love
Drugs have nothing to do with the creation of music. In fact, they are dumb and self indulgent. Kind of like sucking your thumb!
9
Ian MacKaye
American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
10
Karl Marx
Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCKING»

Discover the use of sucking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sucking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants
This books provides knowledge that may be required for selecting the right level of intervention for supporting and improving sucking skills in healthy infants and those with anatomical variations, developmental respiratory issues, pre ...
‎2008
2
Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants
Completely updated and revised with new photos and images, this edition contains a new chapter, “Hands in Support of Breastfeeding: Manual Therapy.” Written by an internationally renowned IBCLC and deliberately multidisciplinary, it ...
Catherine Watson Genna, 2012
3
The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects
Additionally these insects cause major economic losses in agriculture by direct damage to livestock. This new edition of The Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects has been fully updated since it was first published in 1991.
M. J. Lehane, 2005
4
Sucking Salt: Caribbean Women Writers, Migration, and Survival
"Examines the literature of black Caribbean emigrant and island women including Dorothea Smartt, Edwidge Danticat, Paule Marshall, and others, who use the terminology and imagery of "sucking salt" as an articulation of a New World voice ...
Meredith Gadsby, 2006
5
Blood-Sucking, Man-Eating Monsters
"Describes a variety of popular monsters, including real-life accounts that inspire the legends behind the creatures"--Provided by publisher.
Kelly Regan Barnhill, 2009
6
Sucking the Marrow Out of Life: The John Maclean Story
This book is a wonderful life story that happens to feature sport, not a sports book.In 1988 the gifted natural athlete was near to achieving his dream of becoming a professional sportsman when, out training, he was hit by a truck.
John Maclean, Paul Connolly, 2005
7
How to Stop Sucking
The book covers everything you need to know about marriage, dating, work, pets, parenting, religion, party etiquette and, of course, what to do when the zombies come. “How to Stop Sucking” is a total life guide for everyone who sucks a ...
Sigue Hoffman, 2010
8
Escape Life Sucks Syndrome: Stop Life from Sucking You Dry, ...
Written by positivity expert Norris, this concisely written book offers practical, real world strategies, insights, and techniques that work to turn anger and resentment into positive change.
Brian Norris, 2008
9
Disco Pigs ; And, Sucking Dublin: Two Plays
Also included in this volume is Sucking Dublin, a fierce and uncompromising short play about a group of five individuals tormented by a rape in a claustrophobic, drug-infested Dublin.
Enda Walsh, 1997
10
Sucking feijoas
This richly rewarding novel places Buchanan alongside the likes of big names such as Janet Frame, Witi Imimaera and Noel Virtue.
Jeff Buchanan, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sucking is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ask Amy: My husband won't stop sucking his coffee
Unfortunately, he has a habit when he drinks his coffee in the morning of sucking the coffee in his mouth very loudly. He says it cools the coffee down and even ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
2
EMS chief calls coworkers: 'life-sucking, energy draining bags of …
“They are life-sucking, energy draining bags of annoying hell,” Lundy writes in a section of the book. “And, for their own misgivings, everyone around them must ... «WYFF Greenville, Jul 15»
3
Why these mysterious, blood-sucking fish fell from the Alaskan sky
Somehow, a strange-looking eel-like fish -- equipped with teeth perfect for latching onto another animal and sucking its blood -- ended up in the thrift store's ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
French schools ban 'teeth sucking'
Schools in France are imposing a ban on “teeth-sucking” - a sound made with the mouth common in African and Afro-Caribbean culture – because teachers ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Energy vampires: The hidden cost of your power-sucking DVR
Your television -- and all the peripheral tech attached to it -- is using a lot more energy than you probably realize. And the power sucking doesn't stop when you ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
6
“Soul-Sucking Dementor” wasp named for Harry Potter character …
THAILAND — Branding can get you everywhere, even if you're just a bug. Boy, does the “Ampulex dementor” wasp know it. Over a year ago, no one was aware ... «fox6now.com, May 15»
7
Meet the soul-sucking "dementor" wasp
In 2014, scientists discovered 139 new species in the Greater Mekong region of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. One of them is a vicious ... «CBS News, May 15»
8
Anti thumb-sucking device almost kills North Bay boy
The child came to the office with his mother, who reported that her son had a thumb-sucking problem. After discussing it with the boy's mother, Dr. H decided to ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
9
$15 million Assange security is 'sucking resources in,' police say
London (CNN) The operation guarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, is "sucking our resources in," ... «CNN, Feb 15»
10
Julian Assange embassy police patrol 'sucking' resources says …
It's sucking our resources." It was revealed by the radio station last week that Assange's residency at the Knightsbridge embassy has cost £10 million so far. «The Independent, Feb 15»

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