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.
Etymology
Origin of rapping
Example Sentences
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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
“Seeing them, these white Jewish guys who were rapping and on tour with Run-D.M.C. was crazy to me,” said the hip-hop producer, whose real name is Alan Maman.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
The doctors unanimously agreed that these rapping sounds came from Maggie’s big toe.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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