Hyphenation of lapping

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lapping? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lap-ping

Definitions of lapping:

1.	Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
2.	Lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
3.	Pass the tongue over The dog licked her hand
4.	Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound The bubbles swoshed around in the glass The curtain swooshed open
5.	Take up with the tongue The cat lapped up the milk The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast
6.	Wash or flow against The waves laved the shore

Synonyms of lapping:

noun	imbrication, overlapping, covering

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.