/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of lapping Find synonyms for: Noun1. imbrication, overlapping, lapping, coveringusage: covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)Verb1. lap, lieusage: lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another2. lick, lap, strokeusage: pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand"3. lap, swish, swosh, swoosh, sound, gousage: move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"4. lap, lap up, lick, drink, imbibeusage: take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast"5. lave, lap, wash, flowusage: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: coincidence Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language