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wapping

/wɒpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
wap-ping
IPA
/wɒpɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wap

adj

Archaic form of whopping (“exceptionally great or large”).

Archaic; Colloquial

name

A district of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3480).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /wɒpɪŋ/

Usage

Phrases

wapping cove wapping dell wapping ken wapping moll wapping mort

Frequently Paired Words

wapping cove wapping dell wapping ken wapping moll wapping mort

Rhymes With

shopping dropping stopping popping topping hopping chopping swapping whopping cropping flopping propping

Questions

How do you pronounce wapping?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɒpɪŋ/.
What does wapping mean?
present participle and gerund of wap

How to pronounce wapping

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