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lapping

noun as in wash

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And now the floodwaters are even lapping at the gates of Windsor Castle, as the River Thames has burst its banks.

Conservatives are lapping liberals in the post-Citizens United fundraising game, writes John Avlon.

A black animal was lapping the water where the river curved to the northwest, about three hundred feet distant.

Third, by lapping the colored straws desired in the border, upon the projecting ends of the straws of the body of the mat.

Never had Dalgard penetrated into the cave cities of the sea folk before without inquiries and open welcome lapping about him.

He could hear the water lapping against the wounded hull, but he could not even see the crack.

The boat was put close up to the broad steps against which the tide was lapping its lazy wave.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lapping, such as: eddy, flow, gush, heave, murmur, and roll.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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