lappering
/ˈlæpərɪŋ/
noun
- The sound or action of water or other liquid moving with a gentle, repetitive splashing or lapping motion.
- The lappering of the waves against the dock was the only sound at dawn.
- We could hear the lappering of the stream as we walked along the path.
- She fell asleep to the gentle lappering of the fountain in the courtyard.
adjective
- Making a gentle, repetitive splashing or lapping sound, as of water.
- The lappering brook ran beside the old stone bridge.
- A lappering tide crept up the sandy shore.
- The lappering waves soothed the tired beachgoers.
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