See Also: Sucking(medicine)
sucking pad(medicine)
sucking(1)(dictionary)
sucking(2)(dictionary)
sucking behaviour(medicine)
sucking cushion(medicine)
sucking wound(medicine)
wind-sucking(medicine)
sucking louse(encyclopedia)

sucking(2) (iou)



sucking noun. LME.
[from SUCK verb + -ING1.]
The action of SUCK verb; an instance of this. LME.
In pl. What is obtained by suction. rare. LME.
Comb.: sucking-cushion Anatomy a lobulated mass of fat occupying the space in the cheek between the masseter and the external surface of the buccinator; sucking-disc = SUCKER noun 9; sucking-pad = sucking-cushion above; sucking reflex the instinct to suck possessed by young mammals; sucking response the action of sucking in a young mammal as a response to a stimulus; sucking-up colloq. sycophancy.