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SUCKLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give suck to

Example:

You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places

Synonyms:

breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse; suck; suckle; wet-nurse

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "suckle" is one way to...):

feed; give (give food to)

Verb group:

suck (draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Suck milk from the mother's breasts

Example:

the infant was suckling happily

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "suckle" is one way to...):

eat; feed (take in food; used of animals only)

"Suckle" entails doing...:

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

The animals suckle

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