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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But the nonchalance of the sapphic romance portrayed in the video for 2025’s “First Luv,” and the ferocious rapping of “Shagidi” show this is an ambitious band with influence and inventiveness, too.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Before that, he tried his hand at rapping and worked as a foreclosure-prevention counselor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
One of its tracks, “Damascus,” features a lead vocal from Syrian singer Omar Souleyman alternating with rapping from Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
But it was always far-fetched that the two people could be one and the same, and that Chalamet could have pulled off rapping with EsDeeKid's Liverpudlian accent.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
The Plain Dealer eagerly anticipated Leah’s arrival: “There are to be rapping times in Cleveland this week.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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