Synonyms

rapping

American

[rap-ing] / ˈræp ɪŋ /

noun

the act or sound of a person or thing that raps. rap.
communication by the sound of taps or knocks, as between medium and spirit during a séance.

Etymology

Origin of rapping

1350–1400; Middle English. See rap ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Like last night, and every night of the past week, they found nothing that might make a strange rapping sound.

From Literature

Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.

From Los Angeles Times

His musical bona fides are undeniable—along with his rapping prowess, he’s also a skilled producer—but he has an everyman quality rare for his genre.

From The Wall Street Journal

Climbing an electricity pylon - symbolising the infrastructure that was ruined during the devastating storm - and rapping at the same time, he appeared to pay tribute to the people who died in the 2017 Hurricane Maria.

From BBC

"I'm getting up and doing a wee bit of rapping, so I am," he told BBC News NI.

From BBC

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