rapping
Americannoun
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the act or sound of a person or thing that raps.
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communication by the sound of taps or knocks, as between medium and spirit during a séance.
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Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
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 ● Feb. 11, 2026
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 ● Feb. 10, 2026
"I'm getting up and doing a wee bit of rapping, so I am," he told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
The Plain Dealer eagerly anticipated Leah’s arrival: “There are to be rapping times in Cleveland this week.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Many of them have persecuted clergymen, as in the case of Methodism's founder, John Wesley, who was an interested observer of knockings, rappings and agitated warming pans at Epworth Rectory in 1716-17.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Lily Dale, centre for spiritualists, he spent the most fantastic day in his life going to seances, listening to spirit rappings, interviewing mediums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whether the medium was in a trance or not, if a circle was successful, the group heard rappings in answer to questions.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They took a great fancy to us and we were especial favorites of the Hydes, both before and after the notoriety that our rappings made became widespread.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
He questioned women who’d heard the rappings, men who’d dug up the basement, and families who’d lived in the house before.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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