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Synonyms for tapping

Grammar : Verb
Spell : tap-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæp ɪŋ

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Définition of tapping

Origin :
  • "strike lightly," c.1200, from Old French taper "tap, rap, strike," from a Gallo-Romance or Germanic source ultimately imitative of the sound of rapping. Meaning "to designate for some duty or for membership" is recorded from 1952, from notion of a tap on the shoulder. Related: Tapped; tapping.
  • verb hit lightly
  • verb pierce to drain
Example sentences :
  • He stopped a moment, tapping the frame with his fingers to shake off the dust.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • She did not say any more, and he sat at the table, tapping on it with a pencil.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I was tapping away at the door of his recollections, camera all ready.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Then tapping the breast-pocket of his jacket: “And yet I am the force,” he went on.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I let her in upon her tapping, and asking (half out of breath too) for admittance.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • She then closed her window, and ten minutes later Caroline was tapping at the door.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He walked carelessly along the wall, tapping it idly here and there.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • "My dear Watson," said Holmes, tapping the dottel of his pipe into his hand.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 » by Various
  • "It is here," he replied, tapping the box with his gloved hand.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "Let us attend to this, your lordship," said Speke, tapping the map.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

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