lipping

verb

Definition of lippingnext
present participle of lip
as in washing
to flow along or against the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lipping
  1. washing
  2. bathing
  3. splashing
  4. lapping
Verb
  • The establishment did not have proper hand-washing facilities for employees.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The establishment had health hazards including raw food stored over cooked food, inadequate hand-washing facilities, expired food items and a lack of food-handler certifications.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of washing
Verb
  • These issues cannot be resolved by topical treatments like bathing in tomato juice.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Still, Villa have been bathing in Champions League waters, continuing to break new ground.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of bathing
Verb
  • On sunny days, the reflection of that splashing water can be seen from a long distance.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The man climbed in but slipped on the step, sending the coffee splashing across the seat.
    Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of splashing
Verb
  • Tracking shots through vast mansions, majestic overhead shots of the stag hunt and water lapping at the camera lens as a French galley slowly sinks into the ocean serve to immerse the audience in the film’s 19th century European world.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Tracking shots through vast mansions, majestic overhead shots of the stag hunt and water lapping at the camera lens as a French galley slowly sinks into the ocean serve to immerse the audience in the film’s 19th century European world.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of lapping
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“Lipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lipping. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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