rapping

American  

[rap-ing] / ˈræp ɪŋ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of rapping

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

Example Sentences

I know it’s not Theo, I know he wouldn’t do that right now, and sure enough, Aunt Tess’s voice immediately follows the rapping.

From Literature

Between the wall of TikTok frames behind the film’s actors singing and dancing, and a high stepping Megan Thee Stallion rapping a bridge tailored for Oscar night, the number came across like a wonderful miracle.

From Salon

Ellis started his career at the age of seven, rapping and making his own music on an Atari computer system.

From BBC

Whatever the rapping peddler had first taught them, they learned well.

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