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I Hear Lake Water ___ Yeats Crossword Clue
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LAPPING which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
LAPPING
Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "LAPPING" which means:
- noun
- • Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) verb
- • To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- • To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- • To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- • To wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- • To envelop, enfold
- • To wind around
- • To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
- • To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- • To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- • To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- • To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
- • To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- • (of water) to wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The sound of lapping water put me to sleep."
- • "The cat enjoyed the lapping of milk from its bowl."
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| New York Times12 Apr 1978 | Across 18 | |
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