sucking

[suhk-ing]

adjective

1. not weaned.

2. very young.

sucking

/ ˈsʌkɪŋ /

adjective

1. not yet weaned

   sucking pig

2. not yet fledged

   sucking dove

Word History and Origins

Origin of sucking¹

before 1000; Middle English souking ( e ), Old English sūcende; suck, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Following that bit, “South Park” jogs through the land of everything that’s sucking right now: Zoom calls.

From Salon

The EPA also argues that electric vehicles are sucking up energy that could be better used elsewhere — “from factories to data-center servers to air-conditioning.”

From Los Angeles Times

The team also found the pellets "still going round appear to be sucking up more pollution from the environment" and were becoming "more toxic", according to Mr Megson.

From BBC

Meanwhile the heat is sucking moisture from the drought-plagued plains of Kansas only to dump it over Spain, contributing to last year’s cataclysmic floods.

From Salon

Speaking to the BBC, the commissioner referred to an "invisible spaghetti" behind police forces that was responsible for "sucking resources and costs".

From BBC

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