how to pronounce licked

/ˈlɪkt/

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licked is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of licked in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the chocolate she licked and nibbled on …”

meanings of licked

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of lick.

licked frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word licked occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.