suckled; suckling
ˈsə-k(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to give milk to from the breast or udder
a mother suckling her child
b
: to nurture as if by giving milk from the breast
was suckled on pulp magazines
2
: to draw milk from the breast or udder of
lambs suckling the ewes
: to draw milk from the breast or udder
Examples of suckle in a Sentence
a cat suckling her kittens
the image of a mother suckling her babe is a standard artistic symbol of maternal love and nurturing
Recent Examples on the Web
The insects will have enough time to get used to their new home and then hopefully mate and burrow down to suckle at the roots of hazel trees.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
The same amphibian recently discussed in Science, for example, also allows its babies to eat some of its skin, and some baby frogs seem to suckle in a similar way from their parents.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
We’re treated to images of the baby shooting dice on the street, lusting for breasts to suckle and ultimately engaging in a shootout with three other thuggish Black babies.
—Kyle Bowser, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The time for burying our heads in the sand is long gone due to decades of inaction by legislators suckling at the trough of Big Oil.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
The same amphibian recently discussed in Science, for example, also allows its babies to eat some of its skin, and some baby frogs seem to suckle in a similar way from their parents.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
We’re treated to images of the baby shooting dice on the street, lusting for breasts to suckle and ultimately engaging in a shootout with three other thuggish Black babies.
—Kyle Bowser, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The time for burying our heads in the sand is long gone due to decades of inaction by legislators suckling at the trough of Big Oil.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Suckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suckle. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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