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Sapping definition

Present participle of sap.
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The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
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Noun

Singular:
sapping
Plural:
sappings

Sapping Sentence Examples

  • By this time the besiegers were sapping under the escarps of the northern forts, and it would have been better to delay.

  • As the parliament of 1886 was drawing to a close, the dissensions among the Irish members, and the loss of their great leader, were visibly sapping the strength of the Nationalists.

  • His smile reassured her, sapping the ire and replacing it with peace.

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