Hyphenation of licking

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word licking? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lick-ing

Definitions of licking:

1.
An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
It was a narrow defeat The army's only defeat They suffered a convincing licking
2.
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Synonyms of licking:

noun defeat, ending, conclusion, finish, failure
noun beating, thrashing, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking, corporal punishment

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