verb Download 🔗Share To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something). Examples : "The baby eagerly lipped the spoon, wanting more milk. " action body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of something inanimate) To touch lightly. Examples : "The waves were lipping the edge of the shore, just barely touching the sand. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wash against a surface, lap. Examples : "The waves were lipping the shore, gently washing the sand. " nature action environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something. Examples : "The coffee was lipping over the edge of the mug as I hurried to work. " nature environment action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form the rim, edge or margin of something. Examples : "The baker carefully lipped the edges of the pie crust with a thin layer of egg wash. " part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To utter verbally. Examples : "The student was nervous, but she started lipping the answers to the teacher's questions. " communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth. Examples : "During the play, the actor forgot his lines and was just lipping the words along with the recording. " communication language action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in. Examples : "He lipped the ball three times before finally sinking it. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips. Examples : "The trumpet player was lipping the high notes to keep them from cracking. " music sound technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Edging Examples : "The lipping around the picture frame protected the edges of the glass. " appearance part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading