Boy laughs, licks sticky fingers.

Meaning: The boy finds the situation funny and happily cleans his sticky fingers.

Choice of Words: Laughs means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Licks means to pass one's tongue over something, especially to taste it. Sticky means covered in a thick, viscous substance that adheres to surfaces. Fingers are the long, thin parts of the hand.

Alternative Expressions

The boy is laughing while licking his sticky fingers.

Meaning: This means that the boy is making a happy sound with his mouth while he is passing his tongue over his fingers, which are covered in a sticky substance.

Choice of Words: Boy is a young male child. Laughs means to make a sound with your mouth when you find something funny or enjoyable. Licking means to pass your tongue over something, usually to taste it or to clean it. Sticky means something that is difficult to remove because it is covered in a sticky substance, like glue or honey. Fingers are the five long, thin parts of your hand that you use to touch and grasp things.

The laughing boy licked his sticky fingers.

Meaning: This means that the boy made a happy sound with his mouth and then passed his tongue over his fingers, which were covered in a sticky substance.

Choice of Words: Laughing means to make a sound with your mouth when you find something funny or enjoyable. Boy is a young male child. Licked means to pass your tongue over something, usually to taste it or to clean it. Sticky means something that is difficult to remove because it is covered in a sticky substance, like glue or honey. Fingers are the five long, thin parts of your hand that you use to touch and grasp things.

With a laugh, the boy licked his sticky fingers.

Meaning: This means that the boy made a happy sound with his mouth and then passed his tongue over his fingers, which were covered in a sticky substance, while he was making the happy sound.

Choice of Words: With means together with or accompanied by something. Laugh means to make a sound with your mouth when you find something funny or enjoyable. Boy is a young male child. Licked means to pass your tongue over something, usually to taste it or to clean it. Sticky means something that is difficult to remove because it is covered in a sticky substance, like glue or honey. Fingers are the five long, thin parts of your hand that you use to touch and grasp things.

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