Dictionary Check: lapping

"lapping" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

verb

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

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lap
verb

pass the tongue over

Example: "the dog licked her hand"
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verb

move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

Example: "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"
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verb

take up with the tongue

Example: "The cat lapped up the milk"
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verb

wash or flow against

Example: "the waves laved the shore"
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