tapping

noun

tap·​ping ˈta-piŋ 

: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped

Examples of tapping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that became mighty inconvenient in the seventh inning, when shortstop Willy Adames swung through a pitch, grimaced with lower back pain and made a tapping-out gesture to the dugout. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Some text is unusually small, graph navigation requires excessive tapping, and portions of the display become difficult to read outdoors in brighter conditions. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

Dating as far back as the Game Boy, Nintendo consoles have long appealed to players who like a little toe-tapping with their alien-zapping. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

One small study of 10 older people with dementia showed that the finger-tapping associated with playing cognitive games on a touch-screen tablet improved their fine motor movements. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tapping

• phone tapping
• table-tapping

Rhymes for tapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• mapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping