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kerslap

kerslap noun: a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

Noun

kerslap (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A sudden slap or loud slapping blow.
    • Kate's brow furrowed, as she listened to the kerslap, kerslap of the waves on the hull.1996, T. A. Barron, The Merlin Effect

Adverb

kerslap (comparative more kerslap, superlative most kerslap)

  1. With a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.

Forms of kerslap

Noun
alternative formkerslop
Adverb
comparativemore kerslap
superlativemost kerslap

Origin of kerslap

From ker- + slap.

Questions about kerslap

What does kerslap mean?
Kerslap means a sudden slap or loud slapping blow.
What part of speech is kerslap?
Kerslap can be a noun or an adverb.

Words near kerslap in the dictionary

  1. Kershners
  2. Kershopefoot
  3. kersie
  4. kersies
  5. kerslam
  6. kerslap
  7. Kersley
  8. kerslop
  9. kerslosh
  10. kersmash
  11. kersouse

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