Several adults reported self-sucking as a private behavior they rarely discussed.

This shit-sucking job makes me want to quit every morning.

A sucking-fish clung to the hull of the yacht during the night, much to the captain's surprise.

The divers watched as a school of sucking-fishes attached themselves to the hull of the boat.

The child spent the afternoon sucking on a lollipop and blowing bubbles with cheerful concentration.

He's been sucking it up through the long shifts to support his family.

The rescuers found a tiny sucking-dove shivering beneath the porch and gently warmed it until it could fly.

The ornithologist carefully recorded the behavior of several sucking-doves at dawn.

His bum-sucking earned him a promotion, but it cost him any respect from his colleagues.

His bum-sucking attitude made everyone uncomfortable at the meeting.