RAPPING Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

present participle of rap

as in banging

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner a childhood memory of the time he got his knuckles rapped for trying to steal candy from the corner store

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as in drumming

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically the impatient man was rapping his knuckles on the door, hoping to wake up the sleeping attendant

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verb (2)

present participle of rap

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the guys at the gym never seem to tire about rapping about basketball

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verb (3)

present participle of rap

as in transporting

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio

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as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly suddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent

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Recent Examples of rapping

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All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 The case began on June 17, when City of Miami Police officers watched a video of Lesteiro-Diaz rapping in Spanish while holding a laptop with money on it and wearing a call-center headset. — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026 She was born five years after the record came out and was rapping along with Hov and the rest of the stadium. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026 The first cuts on Big Mama confirm Latto’s hard-rapping bona fides. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026 At one point, Tech returned to old-school hip-hop fundamentals, beatboxing and using his chest as percussion while rapping, echoing lunchroom cypher traditions. — Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026 Bergstrom accepted the challenge and promptly beat the older male recruiter, rapping out 18 pull-ups while the recruiter could muster only 15. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 May 2026 North wore a long blue wig, black sunglasses and a black leather outfit, dancing around and rapping while on stage. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Numbers-wise, what Yandy Diaz did Thursday night, rapping his 1,000th career hit, may not seem that significant. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026

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Where grass grows right up to a tree’s trunk, the lawnmower will inevitably follow, banging and chipping the bark or scalping bark off roots that are exposed above the soil.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
In several municipalities, particularly in Havana, residents staged neighborhood protests after blackouts lasting more than 48 hours, banging pots and pans and burning garbage piled up on street corners.

— Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The New York Representative also shared the news and revealed details about the proposal while chatting with Business Insider.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatting

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The trio of founders allegedly told investors that the brand would feature an app as its centerpiece and be boosted by major advertising deals and attention-grabbing celebrity photo shoots and cover stories.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
One of the most attention-grabbing stars in the sky still keeps its secrets close—and that is one of the main reasons astronomers have so much fun studying it.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of grabbing

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Like the name suggests, the trend helps to match different makeup aesthetics to the birth months of the year, tapping up your cosmic sign, the season you're born in, and even your birth stone to help determine the perfect makeup look for you.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2026
She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tapping

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Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?

— Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking

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