sucking
Drawing in fluid
Sucking is the present participle of suck—drawing in or, in slang, being bad: The baby was sucking its thumb.
The pump was sucking air instead of water.
This is sucking the life out of me.
Stop sucking up to the boss.
Infant sucking device
- bottleContainer for liquids
- thumbShort opposable digit
- teethingFirst molars emerging
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
soother · binky · comfort · self-soothing · oral · reflex · newborn · suckling
Mammary gland secretion
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
milk · nipple · weaning · bonding · mammary · oxytocin · prolactin · postpartum
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- clingingGripping without release
- needyWanting in essentials
- drainingDepleting one's reserves
exploiting · sponging · mooching · freeloading · bloodsucking · vampiric · codependent · manipulative
pacifier
Infant sucking device
dummy · soother · binky · comfort · self-soothing · oral · reflex · newborn · suckling
lactation
Mammary gland secretion
letdown · milk · nipple · weaning · bonding · mammary · oxytocin · prolactin · postpartum · nurture
leech
Blood-feeding aquatic worm
draining · exploiting · sponging · mooching · freeloading · bloodsucking · vampiric · codependent · manipulative · smothering
vacuum
Absence of matter
drain · pump · aspirate · gulp · slurp · swig · inhale · engulf · swallow · intake
void
Without legal effect
whirlpool · quicksand · draining · depleting · consuming · engulfing · hollowing · energy · soul · life
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing
- mouth functionschewing, biting, swallowing, licking, tongue movement
- digestionstomach acid, swallowing, digesting, chewing, digestion
- bloodsuckersmosquito, tick, flea, leech, bedbug
- baby sensessight, hearing, touch, taste, smell
suckingblowing
Moving air forcefully
exhaling · expelling · spewing · ejecting · discharging
suckingrocking
Oscillating on curved base
killing it · crushing it · slaying · ruling · excelling
suckinginfusing
Soaking to extract flavor
injecting · replenishing · filling · supplying · nourishing
- sucking upObsequious behavior toward superiors
- sucking it upTolerating difficulty silently
- thumb suckingOral self-comfort behavior
- sucking inDrawing something inward
- sucking faceSlang for kissing intensely
- sucking air