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Suckle was the first West Indian DJ and he had this fantastic source of music.
Georgie Fame

Meaning of "suckle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUCKLE

Probably back formation from suckling.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUCKLE

suckle  [ˈsʌkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUCKLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suckle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb suckle in English.

WHAT DOES SUCKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of suckle in the English dictionary

The definition of suckle in the dictionary is to give milk from the breast or to suck milk from the breast. Other definition of suckle is to bring up; nurture.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUCKLE

PRESENT

Present
I suckle
you suckle
he/she/it suckles
we suckle
you suckle
they suckle
Present continuous
I am suckling
you are suckling
he/she/it is suckling
we are suckling
you are suckling
they are suckling
Present perfect
I have suckled
you have suckled
he/she/it has suckled
we have suckled
you have suckled
they have suckled
Present perfect continuous
I have been suckling
you have been suckling
he/she/it has been suckling
we have been suckling
you have been suckling
they have been suckling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I suckled
you suckled
he/she/it suckled
we suckled
you suckled
they suckled
Past continuous
I was suckling
you were suckling
he/she/it was suckling
we were suckling
you were suckling
they were suckling
Past perfect
I had suckled
you had suckled
he/she/it had suckled
we had suckled
you had suckled
they had suckled
Past perfect continuous
I had been suckling
you had been suckling
he/she/it had been suckling
we had been suckling
you had been suckling
they had been suckling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will suckle
you will suckle
he/she/it will suckle
we will suckle
you will suckle
they will suckle
Future continuous
I will be suckling
you will be suckling
he/she/it will be suckling
we will be suckling
you will be suckling
they will be suckling
Future perfect
I will have suckled
you will have suckled
he/she/it will have suckled
we will have suckled
you will have suckled
they will have suckled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been suckling
you will have been suckling
he/she/it will have been suckling
we will have been suckling
you will have been suckling
they will have been suckling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would suckle
you would suckle
he/she/it would suckle
we would suckle
you would suckle
they would suckle
Conditional continuous
I would be suckling
you would be suckling
he/she/it would be suckling
we would be suckling
you would be suckling
they would be suckling
Conditional perfect
I would have suckle
you would have suckle
he/she/it would have suckle
we would have suckle
you would have suckle
they would have suckle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been suckling
you would have been suckling
he/she/it would have been suckling
we would have been suckling
you would have been suckling
they would have been suckling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you suckle
we let´s suckle
you suckle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to suckle
Past participle
suckled
Present Participle
suckling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUCKLE


bruckle
ˈbrʌkəl
bubukle
ˈbjuːˌbʌkəl
buccal
ˈbʌkəl
buckle
ˈbʌkəl
chuckle
ˈtʃʌkəl
honeysuckle
ˈhʌnɪˌsʌkəl
huckle
ˈhʌkəl
knuckle
ˈnʌkəl
muckle
ˈmʌkəl
parbuckle
ˈpɑːˌbʌkəl
penuchle
ˈpiːnʌkəl
penuckle
ˈpiːnʌkəl
pinochle
ˈpiːnʌkəl
pinocle
ˈpiːnʌkəl
puckle
ˈpʌkəl
ruckle
ˈrʌkəl
swashbuckle
ˈswɒʃˌbʌkəl
truckle
ˈtrʌkəl
turnbuckle
ˈtɜːnˌbʌkəl
unbuckle
ʌnˈbʌkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUCKLE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUCKLE

bare-knuckle
crackle
deckle
dill pickle
fickle
fishing tackle
freckle
grackle
ickle
near the knuckle
pickle
shackle
sickle
spackle
speckle
tackle
tickle
trickle
trumpet honeysuckle
white-knuckle

Synonyms and antonyms of suckle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suckle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUCKLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

哺乳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mamar
570 millions of speakers

English

suckle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूध पिलाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يرضع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сосать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mamar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তন্যদান করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

téter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

säugen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳を飲む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빨고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyedot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho bú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாலூட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूध पिणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emzirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

succhiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ssać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смоктати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλάζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

die
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suckle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKLE»

The term «suckle» is regularly used and occupies the 78.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUCKLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suckle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suckle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «SUCKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suckle.
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Georgie Fame
Suckle was the first West Indian DJ and he had this fantastic source of music.
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Gwen Moore
I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUCKLE»

Discover the use of suckle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suckle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Philip Freneau 'The Wild Honey Suckle' and 'To a New England ...
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2.0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Department of English), course: Literature: From Colony to Early Republic, 11 entries in the bibliography, ...
Mareike Hachemer, 2007
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Suckle: the status of Basil
Tegneserie.
Dave Cooper, 1996
3
Elemental Mixology
PUNCHES ❄ SHORT PUNCHES (␂) ␃␄␅␆ FANCY VIA NECTAR ❄ STANDARD Fancy via Nectar ❄ Standard Based on Liquors ❄ Spirits ❄ Spirits of Wine ❄ Spirits of Grape Wine Brandywine BRANDY SUCKLE Suckle (basic form) with ...
Andrew Willett, 2013
4
Suckle
"Suckle," Roger Robinson's much-anticipated follow up to "Suitcase," proves once and for all that Roger's unique territory is memory and its capital is Trinidad - somewhere within its borders are the answers to everything, if you just look ...
Roger Robinson, 2009
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A General System of Trees and Shrubs. For all useful and ...
Vflicrie'L-(Lonirera vulgar-e) or Common, XVild, Vl-'hite Honey-suckle, or Woodbine of the Woods and Hedges. Large, White, Common Honey-suckle. Late White Common Honey-suckle. Red-flowered Common Honey-suckle. Oak- leaved ...
John ABERCROMBIE (Horticulturist.), 1780
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Music and Society in Early Modern England
Rocke the Babie foane: Rocke the Babie Joane F OR, john his Petition to his loving Wife foane, ' 'J '5 To suckle the Babe that was none of her owne. ' EOtlcgfmk'my“ To the Tune of, Under and over ' “*"bwaakim'é"-. ' ' ' "“_-r-—*--—' Sol ...
Christopher Marsh, 2013
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The Maryland Medical Recorder
former suckle their children to the age of three years, but that occasionally a child of five years is to be seen at the breast. — "The time of weaning," he remarks, " must, in some instances, depend on the mother's again becoming pregnant, and if ...
Horatio Gates Jameson, 1832
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The family medical guide
REASONS WHY SOME MOTHERS SHOULD NOT SUCKLE. Having stated, as a general rule, that mothers should suckle their own offspring, it is necessary also to advert to the exceptions to this rule, as there may be insuperable reasons why  ...
George Fullerton, 1871
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Biblical and Talmudic Medicine
If one has already weaned a child, according to the opinion of Rabbi Joshua, one should not again allow it to suckle; provided that it was weaned when it was completely healthy. If it occurred during an illness, however, the child may again be ...
Julius Preuss, 2004
10
The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
suckle till three years and upwards.* And according to Scheflfcr the Laplanders suckle for two, three, or four years, f It is well known that Asiatics in general suckle their children longer than Europeans, although we have no reason to thinJc that ...
‎1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUCKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suckle is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Suckle strength linked to calf vigour at birth
Suckle reflex is a really promising indicator of a calf's ability to consume colostrum,” said Dr. Elizabeth Homerosky, who presented at the 2015 UCVM Beef ... «Alberta Express, Jul 15»
2
New UK Software Ad Features Man-On-Man Teat Suckling
A new TV spot in the UK features a burly, shirtless gladiator crashing through a car dealership to scoop up a bumbling salesman and have him suckle on one of ... «NewNowNext, Jun 15»
3
Innovative Suckle Feeder Wins Gold Prima Baby Award
Haberman is delighted to announce that its Suckle Feeder, an innovation that helps nursing mums to prolong breastfeeding¹ and encourages babies to bottle ... «SourceWire, Mar 15»
4
Labrador adopts tiger cub, lets her suckle milk
2 (UPI) -- A zoo in India had a case of imprinting when a motherless tiger cub was adopted by a Labrador that even allowed the baby big cat to suckle. «UPI.com, Dec 14»
5
Is it wrong for a dad to let his baby suck on his nipple?
“Sometimes when my baby is crying in the night and it's my turn to quiet and soothe her, in desperation I'll try to get her to suckle at my nipples. Usually she ... «BabyCenter, Aug 14»
6
Suckle Champagne From Kate Moss's Boob in a Posh London …
Mayfair restaurant 34 has acquired the licence to create glassware in the shape of one of Kate Moss's boobs, resulting in the Kate Moss-shaped champagne ... «Gizmodo UK, Aug 14»
7
Yazidi Refugee Made Mountain Goat Suckle her Two-Month-Old …
A Yazidi refugee, trapped in the mountains near the Iraqi city of Sinjar, has told a Channel 4 reporter that she got a mountain goat to suckle her two-month-old ... «International Business Times UK, Aug 14»
8
Count Suckle - obituary
Count Suckle, who has died aged 82, was a Jamaica-born sound engineer who stowed away on a banana boat to Britain and was credited as one of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
9
Texas woman shoots and abandons caged mother dog as puppies …
A Texas woman told police that she shot her caged dog and left it on the side of the road with a litter puppies still trying to suckle because she was “agitated” with ... «Raw Story, Jun 14»
10
Jamaican club legend Count Suckle died from 'heart attack'
JAMAICAN-BORN sound system operator and night club legend, Wilbert 'Count Suckle' Campbell passed away from a suspected heart attack at his west ... «The Voice Online, May 14»

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