as in nursing
to give milk to from the breast
believes that all women should breast-feed their babies
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Even with Leonard off the court nursing his ankle and Mathurin having fouled out, the Clippers fought until the final buzzer.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Red Storm starting guard Ian Jackson, nursing a sprained right ankle, was available in uniform on the bench but did not play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Breast-feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breast-feeding. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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