different between slapping vs lapping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?slæp??/
• Rhymes: -æp??

Verb

slapping

1. present participle of slap

Noun

slapping (plural slappings)

1. The act of giving a slap or slaps
2. The slap bass technique

Adjective

slapping (comparative more slapping, superlative most slapping)

1. (slang) Very large; whopping.
   • 1921, Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22

     It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.

Anagrams

• lappings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læp??/

Etymology 1

From Middle English lappinge, wlappynge, equivalent to lap +? -ing.

Verb

lapping

1. present participle of lap

Derived terms

• lapping engine, lapping machine

Etymology 2

From Middle English lapping, lappyng, lappinge, equivalent to lap +? -ing.

Noun

lapping (countable and uncountable, plural lappings)

1. A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.

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2. (music, lutherie, bowmaking) Lengths of fine wire, silver, gold, silk or whalebone wrapped tightly around the bow stick adjacent to the leather part of the bow grip at the heel of the bow.
3. The process of forming a lap or fleece of fibrous material for the carding-machine.
4. The rubbing or polishing of a metal surface.
5. (firearms) The process of rubbing away the lands, or metal between the grooves of a rifled gun, to increase the bore.

Synonyms

• (of a bow): winding

Translations

See also

• self-lapping

Anagrams

• Appling, appling, palping