wapping

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UK/wɒpɪŋ/

proper noun

A district of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3480).

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Meanings

wapping1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wap
adjectivewapping (not comparable)
  1. archaiccolloquialnot comparableArchaic form of whopping (“exceptionally great or large”).

Wapping2

proper noun
  1. A district of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3480).
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APA

wapping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping

MLA

“wapping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wapping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping.

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