lapping

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(lap-ping) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. the act of taking in food or drink with a licking motion.

Example Sentence

The waves were lapping against the shore.

More Example Sentences

She saw the cat lapping its milk.

Synonyms

lapping up; sipping; slurping

Antonyms

still; dry

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Rhymes

  • capping
  • clapping
  • flapping
  • lapping
  • mapping
  • napping
  • rapping
  • sapping
  • scrapping
  • slapping
  • snapping
  • strapping
  • tapping
  • trapping
  • wrapping
  • zapping

  • recapping
  • unwrapping
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