lick at

lick at something

to draw the tongue over something repeatedly. Jimmy was just licking at the ice-cream cone, and soon it began to melt and drip off his elbow. I don't just lick at the ice cream. I take big bites of it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joaquina	hwah-KEE-nah	Spanish
Fergie	-	Scottish
Mary	['mɛəri]
Millaray	-	Native American, Mapuche
Darwin	DAHR-win	English
Sarra	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic