sucking

adjective

suck·​ing ˈsə-kiŋ 

: not yet weaned

broadly : very young

Examples of sucking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supply chains have been disrupted because of this huge sucking sound, which has been the United States importing gold ahead of the potential tariffs. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025

Those changes in air pressure create the sucking sensation suction toys are famous for. —Amanda Chatel, WIRED, 16 Sep. 2024

Non-nutritive suckling is defined as sucking behavior that is not involved in feeding. —San Diego Union-Tribune, Boston Herald, 14 May 2024

Breastfeeding Some parents are slow to start breastfeeding, and triggering the sucking reflex can help with that. —Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024

This powerful toy uses throbbing and sucking sensations that send pleasure not only to your clitoris’s tip but the region surrounding it, which has tons of pleasure nerve endings. —Anna Miller, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024

Many 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

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

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sucking

• sucking louse

Rhymes for sucking

• bucking
• chucking
• clucking
• ducking
• mucking
• plucking
• shucking
• trucking
• tucking