lick one's lips

A form of lick one's chops — To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.

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Meanings

verblick one's lips (third-person singular simple present licks one's lips, present participle licking one's lips, simple past and past participle licked one's lips)

present singular third person licks one's lips · participle present licking one's lips · participle past licked one's lips · past licked one's lips

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lick one's chops.

    Imagine the likes of Belgium, France, Spain, Germany and a few others when faced with the sort of defending England produced against Kosovo?[…]The attackers who play for those countries would be licking their lips at the idea of facing this England defence at a major tournament.

    2019 September 10, Phil McNulty, “'England horribly fallible in defence' against Kosovo in Euro 2020 qualifying”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lick one's chops

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lick one's lips

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APA

lick one's lips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20one's%20lips

MLA

“lick one's lips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20one's%20lips. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lick one's lips,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20one's%20lips.

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