lapping up
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo accept or enjoy something with enthusiasm.
The audience was lapping up every word the speaker said.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo drink a liquid by scooping it up with the tongue.
The cat was lapping up the milk from the bowl.
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Area hit hard by Hurricane Sandy braces for nor'easter
- and you can see for yourself what it's doing to the ocean behind me here, really lapping up some pretty big waves against the boardwalk here.
and you can see for yourself what it's doing to the ocean behind me here, really lapping up some pretty big waves against the boardwalk here.
- Really lapping up some pretty big waves against the boardwalk here.
Really lapping up some pretty big waves against the boardwalk here.
Road to Democracy - Myanmar's election struggle
- It's the younger generation who are lapping up new freedoms and pushing boundaries.
It's the younger generation who are lapping up new freedoms and pushing boundaries.
- It's the younger generation lapping up new
It's the younger generation lapping up new
Through the Looking-Glass Audiobook by Lewis Carroll
- and began eagerly lapping up the gravy.
and began eagerly lapping up the gravy.
- kangaroos) scrambled into the dish of roast mutton, and began eagerly lapping up the
kangaroos) scrambled into the dish of roast mutton, and began eagerly lapping up the