lipping

present participle of lip
as in washing
to flow along or against the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow

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  • If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As my colleague Yasmin Tayag has written, corporations have been MAHA-washing their products to highlight those free of artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and seed oils.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The event will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, as Earth passes directly between the lunar disk and the sun, bathing its natural satellite in shadow, which in turn will trigger the appearance of a dramatic blood moon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • Kotb included other photos of the kids splashing in the water and sitting on the dock, as well as a selfie of all the kids with herself and Dreyer.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The pictures also showed her playing in the back yard, splashing in a paddling pool, going running with her dad, and enjoying the sand on her paws at the beach.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • Wake up with the distinct call of the Asian koel and walk the silica shores as hermit crabs scuttle by and baby blacktip reef sharks play in the lapping waves.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Lynx have firmly established themselves as the team to beat in the WNBA this season, and are lapping the rest of the field in terms of the standings, largely thanks to the MVP-level play of Napheesa Collier.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Lipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lipping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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