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licking

the action of passing the tongue over a surface
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licking

Summary

licking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (824 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • licking is a type of animal behavior[2].
  • licking is part of psychological terminology[3].
  • licking's Commons category is recorded as Licking[4].
  • licking's uses is recorded as tongue[5].

Body

Definition and Type

licking is a type of animal behavior[2].

Use and Application

licking is part of psychological terminology[3].

Influence

Things named for licking include cowlick[6] and cunnilingus[7], a human sexual behavior[8].

Why It Matters

licking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (824 views/month).[1] licking has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] licking is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Entities named for licking include cowlick[6] and cunnilingus[7], a human sexual behavior[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). licking. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/licking
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_licking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{licking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/licking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 1d ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Uses → tongue
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9827]]: 007921"
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