Recent Examples on the WebMany nipples are designed to avoid collapsing or to allow babies to maintain their natural sucking habits from breastfeeding.—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024 Those changes in air pressure create the sucking sensation suction toys are famous for.—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 7 May 2024 Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding.—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024 This cult-favorite vibrator uses air pressure to create a sucking sensation and unlike other suction toys, allows for more control than just the device’s speed.—Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024 But the biggest, craziest sucking pit, was that of gambling on sports.—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024 But nothing is known of his sucking worms after 1696.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024 The popular sucking candy joined the Hershey Company family in 1996.—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023 Chilli thrips larvae and adults extract sap from new growth and tender buds with piercing and sucking mouthparts.—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of sucking was
before the 12th century
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