wapping
/ˈwɑpɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of 'wap' — striking or hitting sharply.
- The child was wapping the drum with a wooden stick.
- She kept wapping the fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
- The waves were wapping against the side of the boat.
noun
- The act of striking or hitting sharply.
- He gave the rug a good wapping to remove the dust.
- A firm wapping on the back helped him cough up the stuck food.
- The constant wapping of the branches against the window kept me awake.