lap up
Britishverb
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to eat or drink
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to relish or delight in
he laps up old horror films
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to believe or accept eagerly and uncritically
he laps up tall stories
Example Sentences
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He padded to the edge of the puddle where his packbrothers lay, and lapped up some of the Still Wet.
From Literature
The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.
From Salon
Now, she’s drinking hot beverages—and even has her dogs lapping up warm water, which she said has cured her dog Coco’s stomach issues.
But she has been a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.
From Barron's
She has defied pessimists to be a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.
From Barron's
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