rapping

[rap-ing]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapping¹

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

Example Sentences

On “Goldfish,” the Alchemist followed fellow rapping producer Hitboy’s lead and decided to rap about his own life, sharing tidbits about his family over warm, jazzy beats.

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In 2016, he was arrested for his music video Oh My God, which features him rapping in front of places of worship around Malaysia.

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When he started rapping in the ninth grade, it was “a top secret part of my life,” he says.

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The pictures show a pallid, hollow-eyed man, resembling Poe, who’s sitting by the fire in his dressing gown when there comes a gentle “rapping, rapping” at the door.

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“I need the reps, I need to know that I can do this no matter what. Similar to someone who’s freestyle rapping — if you don’t use that muscle you’re gonna lose it.”

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