rapping

[ rap-ing ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapping¹

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

Example Sentences

Wearing an instantly iconic red velvet pantsuit with a white tee, Saldaña and her exacting dance moves match beat for beat with her righteous rapping.

From Los Angeles Times

Before Monday’s game began, Fat Joe was rapping, “I’m all the way up.”

From Los Angeles Times

That's when he decided to pursue rapping full-time, a passion he had previously only pursued on the side.

From BBC

As Shy’s rapping evolved, so too did his journalistic sense.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s also finishing a second musical — he declines to name the subject other than to say it’s “a very high-profile person” and that the show involves rapping — and considering a tour to mark the 20th anniversary of his 2004 debut, “Get Lifted,” which won him the first three of his 12 Grammys.

From Los Angeles Times