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lick

/lɪk/ /lɪk/
General
  1. 1 yalamak

Definition (English)

to move your tongue across something

Example Sentences

  1. The cat licked its paws.
    Kedi patilerini yaladı.
  2. He licked the ice cream.
    Dondurmayı yaladı.
GeneralMusic
  1. 1 lick (kalıp ezgi) countable

Definition (English)

Short stock melodic phrases that jazz musicians keep ready and weave into their improvisations as familiar gestures.

Example Sentences

  1. A few classic licks appeared in every solo of the evening.
    Akşamın her solosunda birkaç klasik lick ortaya çıktı.
  2. Too many licks one after another can make a solo sound second-hand.
    Üst üste çok fazla lick, bir soloyu başkasından alınmış gibi duyurabilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base lick
/lɪk/
Past licked
/lɪkt/
Participle licked
/lɪkt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edlick → licked

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /k/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. licked /lɪkt/

Synonyms

tastelaptouch with tongue

Collocations

lick the ice creamlick the lipslick the woundlick the spoonlick the stamplick the envelope

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