ˈsɜɹkəl

lɪk lɪk ˌəʊvəˈlæp swɪʃ ˈswʊʃ wɒʃ wɔʃ touching with the tongue the dog's laps were warm and wet wash or flow against the waves laved the shore movement once around a course he drove an extra lap just for insurance take up with the tongue The cat lapped up the milk the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast pass the tongue over the dog licked her hand move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound The bubbles swoshed around in the glass The curtain swooshed open lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another a flap that lies over another part the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs his lap was covered with food stains the upper side of the thighs of a seated person he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap an area of control or responsibility the job fell right in my lap