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bapping

bapping is the present participle and gerund of bap.

Meaning of bap

Verb

bap (third-person singular simple present baps, present participle bapping, simple past and past participle bapped)

  1. (informal, transitive) To hit lightly.
    • “Actually, I like you growling when we're in our bedchamber. It, um . . . makes me think of all the things we do.” “Oh.” He processed that for a moment, then grinned down at her. “I'll take that as permission to growl at you all the more, then!” “Wolfer!” She bapped him again with the back of her...2007, Jean Johnson, The Wolf: A Novel of the Sons of Destiny, Penguin, →ISBN

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Questions about bapping

What is bapping the present participle and gerund of?
Bapping is the present participle and gerund of bap.

Words near bapping in the dictionary

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  2. bappable
  3. bapped
  4. bapper
  5. bappers
  6. bapping
  7. BAppSc
  8. BAppScs
  9. baps
  10. bapt
  11. bapt.

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