Used in a Sentence

suckle

How to use suckle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for suckle.

Editorial note

If a baby can't suckle, it likely won't live.

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of suckle gathered in one view.

verb

suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

verb

give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for suckle.

verb

suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

Example sentences

1

If a baby can't suckle, it likely won't live.

2

They don't cry to say "hey, I need to suckle"... they cry because they feel bad.

3

It's the same way with Trust Fund babies, who suckle off their parents' wealth and spend it all on drugs and partying.

4

With our soldiers on our home shores, they will need a new market to suckle from the US government teat contracts.

5

I am self-reliant and I do for myself, and don't need to suckle at the teat of government, looking for a handout.

6

Firefox's waning market share and need to suckle upon Google's teat to survive will only get worse and more dependent with time.

7

Even on a pretentious news aggregator devoted to people trying to suckle on VC money to launch their next 'great idea'.

8

Anyone who claims a nipple is an intuitive interface hasn't had to assist a newborn infant suckle an exhausted new mother.

9

I am beginning to suspect it’s by design starting at public schools where children are taught to suckle at the govt teat and think taxes are nourishing food.

10

If you just want to suckle at the tit at what ever company is #1, then sure, learning their stack and developing whatever for it is a sure way to make steady income.

11

This BS practice will continue for decades to come because corn farmers will only vote for Congresspeople that continue to give them that fat government teat to suckle from.

12

All the best compiler toolchains are GPLed in this world, and corporations are basically forced to participate in the Free Software movement, or suckle at its teat.

13

So we suckle at the teat of our respective vendors, hoping they'll ruffle our hair and feature our app in their app store, or pat us on the back and whitelist us for their streaming API.

14

What gets me on stuff like this is that for every one person who executes successfully and make something great there are hundreds of people waiting around to suckle off of that success.

15

The more lawyers get to suckle at the teat of class actions, the more class actions they will file, which will have a deterrent effect on corporate malfeasance even if there is no restitution to the victims.

16

You believe you’re on a “pretentious news aggregator devoted to people trying to suckle on VC money to launch their next 'great idea'.” That isn’t lighthearted, it is a spiteful declaration that you look down on HN and everyone involved with it.

17

Allegedly Rent seeking billionaires are hypothetically positioning themselves in the supposed space race because the theoretical American -Chinese cold war will be potentially fought in low earth orbit, "smart money gets in quick to suckle at the trillion dollar defense budget.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use suckle in a sentence?

If a baby can't suckle, it likely won't live.

What does suckle mean?

suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

What part of speech is suckle?

suckle is commonly used as verb.