What part of speech is suckling?

Suckling can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. suckling is a verb, gerund of suckle (infinitive).
  • 2. suckling is a noun.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does suckling mean?

Definitions

Verb

suckling - Present participle of suckle.

Noun

suckling - feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Suckling - English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
suckling - a young mammal that has not been weaned
suckling - an infant considered in relation to its nurse

Examples of suckling

#   Sentence  
1. noun We keep the goat’s kids from suckling, then steal their portion of the mother’s milk. I feel sorry for them.
2. noun We keep the goat’s kids from suckling, then steal their portion of the mother’s milk. I feel sorry for them.
3. verb The baby is suckling.
4. verb The babies are suckling.
5. verb In this estate whilst a goatherd named Lamon was tending his herds in the fields, he found a little child whom one of his she-goats was suckling.
6. verb The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
7. verb The giraffe started suckling.
8. verb The baby giraffe is suckling.
9. verb The baby is suckling.
10. verb The babies are suckling.
11. verb In this estate whilst a goatherd named Lamon was tending his herds in the fields, he found a little child whom one of his she-goats was suckling.
12. verb The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
13. verb The giraffe started suckling.
14. verb The baby giraffe is suckling.
Sentence  
noun
We keep the goat’s kids from suckling, then steal their portion of the mother’s milk. I feel sorry for them.
We keep the goat’s kids from suckling, then steal their portion of the mother’s milk. I feel sorry for them.
verb
The baby is suckling.
The babies are suckling.
In this estate whilst a goatherd named Lamon was tending his herds in the fields, he found a little child whom one of his she-goats was suckling.
The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
The giraffe started suckling.
The baby giraffe is suckling.
The baby is suckling.
The babies are suckling.
In this estate whilst a goatherd named Lamon was tending his herds in the fields, he found a little child whom one of his she-goats was suckling.
The baby giraffe stood up and started suckling.
The giraffe started suckling.
The baby giraffe is suckling.

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