Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lapping up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
lap-ping up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lap up

Questions

What does lapping up mean?
present participle and gerund of lap up

How to pronounce lapping up

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