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- [lip]
- /lɪp/
- /ˈlɪpɪŋ /
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- [lip]
- /lɪp/
Definitions of lipping word
- noun lipping either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech. 1
- noun lipping Usually, lips. these parts as organs of speech: I heard it from his own lips. 1
- noun lipping a projecting edge on a container or other hollow object: the lip of a pitcher. 1
- noun lipping a liplike part or structure, especially of anatomy. 1
- noun lipping any edge or rim. 1
- noun lipping the edge of an opening or cavity, as of a canyon or a wound: the lip of the crater. 1
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Origin of lipping
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lip(pe), Old English lippa; cognate with Dutch lip, German Lippe; akin to Norwegian lepe, Latin labium
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Parts of speech for Lipping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lipping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lipping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lipping
verb lipping
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- graze — to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
- greet — to lament; bewail.
- smack — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
Antonyms for lipping
verb lipping
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
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