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Meanings of lapsing in English
Usage of lapsing in English
1
Her grave demeanor, now lapsing into apparent stolidity, can be readily understood.
2
The demonstration was over, and Ferguson's story was lapsing into general gossip.
3
For allocation of delegates to Assemblies lapsing after civic limits rule imposed.
4
The batarian fainted, lapsing into unconsciousness from the sudden shock and pain.
5
The thought of Fanny's lapsing into military society was shocking to her.
6
It is claimed this resulted in the lapsing of the life policy.
7
The lapsing of the licensing laws in 1695 had given a special impetus.
8
The town ended there, the street lapsing into a rough and trackless barren.
9
In crisp, biting words he freed his mind without once lapsing into profanity.
10
It had gone beyond the tragic and was fast lapsing into comedy, farce.
11
We are all of us continually lapsing from it towards individual isolation again.
12
Hans replied to this sally with great vigor, lapsing into Dutch.
13
The brief, closing sentence was spoken as if she were lapsing into reverie.
14
When excited I should be lapsing into Italian, which would be very absurd.
15
Then his eyelids fell closed again, Jim lapsing back into a REM-like trance.
16
The biologist was one scream shy of lapsing into unrestrained hysteria.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Lapsing through the time
Lapsing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common