table-rapping

British  

noun

1. the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living

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Example Sentences

Sometimes he tells stories that end with persuasive, table-rapping declarations.

From Washington Post

Inspired by the lore of mediums and table-rapping in the books of Frenchman Allan Kardec, the Brazilian Spiritual Federation was founded 74 years ago, now claims 3,600 centers throughout the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

At a table-rapping seance, the countess herself is taken aback when her dead son's voice materializes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bridegroom plays dead on his wedding night, while the bride repents the cruelty that supposedly made him commit suicide and the in-laws communicate through spiritualistic medium with his table-rapping soul.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the case of table-rapping there are movements of the hands, in our case there are those of the head.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Pfungst, Oskar