Lapping has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom and Mary awoke to find water lapping at the door of their tent. | |
| 2. | The dog was lapping water. | |
| 3. | The palace of the Merman King lies in the very deepest part; its walls are of coral and the long pointed windows of the clearest amber, but the roof is made of mussel shells which open and shut with the lapping of the water. | |
| 4. | She sat listening to the water lapping rhythmically against the moored rowing boats. |