To Lick
To Underestimate, To Look Down On
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means lick, so the verb vocab version is to lick.
舐める also has a slang meaning of to underestimate or to look down on. In those cases it'll often be written as ナメる or sometimes なめる. You might see it in manga or hear characters in movies say なめんなよ (don't underestimate me). Think of the slang meaning like this: you'd have to really underestimate someone to think you could just lick them without consequences, right?
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned that reading with the kanji, so you should be good to go here!
顔を舐める
to lick someone's face
アメを舐める
to suck on a piece of candy
国民を舐める
to underestimate the people
子どもに舐められる
to be looked down on by children
完全に舐められる
to be completely underestimated
相手に舐められる
to be underestimated by an opponent
舐めるように
as if licking
舐める事
licking
舐める仕草
a licking gesture
赤ちゃんは何でも舐める。
Babies lick everything.
お酒は舐めるくらいだったら飲めます。
I can have alcohol as long as it's just a little taste.
自分の方がワニカニのレベル高いからって、舐めんじゃねぇよ！
Don't you dare look down on me just 'cause your WaniKani level's higher!
正直なところ、トーフグ大学の入学試験は舐めてたんです。あーあ、もっと勉強すれば良かった。
Honestly, I underestimated the entrance exam for Tofugu University. Ugh… I should've studied more.