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dapping

dapping is the present participle and gerund of dap.

Meaning of dap

Verb (1)

dap (third-person singular simple present daps, present participle dapping, simple past and past participle dapped)

  1. (Bristol) To run or go somewhere quickly.
    • I'll just dap down to the shop.
  2. To create a hollow indentation.
  3. To drop the bait gently onto the surface of the water.

Verb (2)

dap (third-person singular simple present daps, present participle dapping, simple past and past participle dapped)

  1. To greet with a dap.

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Phrases with dapping

Questions about dapping

What is dapping the present participle and gerund of?
Dapping is the present participle and gerund of dap.

Words near dapping in the dictionary

  1. dapperness
  2. dappers
  3. dappier
  4. dappiest
  5. Dappig
  6. dapping
  7. dapping up
  8. dapple
  9. dapple gray
  10. dapple grey
  11. dapple-gray

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dapping (page history and authors); dap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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