This is the 10862nd most frequent Russian word.
вылизывать
"Вылизывать" means "to lick clean."
In this sentence, 'вылизывать' denotes the act of thoroughly licking an object or surface, commonly associated with animals cleaning themselves.
Собака вылизывает лапу после прогулки.
The dog is licking its paw after the walk.
Here, 'вылизывать' is used to imply detailed and complete licking of an object, emphasizing the thoroughness of the action.
Она так тщательно вылизывала крем с ложки, что он снова стал чистым.
She licked the cream off the spoon so thoroughly that it became clean again.
In this case, 'вылизывать' is metaphorically used to mean perfecting or refining something, demonstrating figurative language usage.