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Meanings of lapping in English
Catalan
imbricació Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Synonyms
Examples for "overlapping"
Examples for "overlapping"
1
In fact, people often use it in several different, but overlapping, senses.
2
That idea breaks down as soon as multiple groups need overlapping access.
3
As a result, overlapping epochs of sad American history were on display.
4
This overlapping of officers, however, was more the exception than the rule.
5
However, the unique and overlapping roles of these ligands remain poorly understood.
1
This imbrication of the leaflets of sleeping plants is a common phenomenon.
2
This pattern -called imbrication -is commonly seen in sedimentary deposits that are the product of moving water.
3
Objectives: Surgical papillary muscle (PM) imbrication has been reported to be effective to relieve leaflet tethering in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR).
Usage of lapping in English
1
New Zealanders are evidently lapping up extra time at home to cook.
2
From outside came the sound of the water lapping on the shore.
3
Soft sand and sunshine in front of the gently lapping Caspian Sea.
4
It appears New Zealanders are lapping up extra time in the kitchen.
5
Below we could hear the water lapping the piles of the pier.
6
Except for the lapping of the waves the night was very still.
7
Water lapping against the pilings was the only sound in the night.
8
Roll from the cut side towards the point, lapping the point closely.
9
It was coming from the adjacent bathroom, no longer running, but lapping.
10
There is no sound around him but the lapping of the waves.
11
Water was lapping gently against the hull as the ship slowly rolled.
12
She balanced there for a moment, gazing at the lapping waves below.
13
They halted: and in silence they could hear the lapping of water.
14
Because of over-lapping responsibilities, accountability for decision-making has become a distant prospect.
15
The moon was full, silver tides lapping in below the tent's rim.
16
The cat crouched before it, purring and lapping at the same time.
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Lapping through the time
Lapping across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common