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lip-smacking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
lip-s-mack-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tasty; appetizing.

Informal

adv

Very.

Informal

noun

The act or an instance of smacking one's lips.

Example Sentences

Etymology

See smack one's lips.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lip-smacking (comparative) most lip-smacking (superlative) lip-smackings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

poppism

Synonyms

lipsmack lip-smackingly

Questions

What does lip-smacking mean?
Tasty; appetizing.
Where does lip-smacking come from?
See smack one's lips.

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