[? frequentative formation related to LAP v.1] intr. Of water: To ripple.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, VIII. xi. 73. The lypperand wallis quhyt War pulderit full of fomy froyth mylk quhit. Ibid., X. vi. 11. Nor ȝit na land brist lyppering on the wallis.
1853. G. Johnston, Nat. Hist. E. Bord., I. 107. A little burn, with scarce audible noise, runs lippering in the bottom.