: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped
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Shoving, tapping, poking and generally wanting to clobber the person snoring beside you doesn’t exactly put anyone in the mood for love either.
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Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Viewers Compare the Video to ASMR Some viewers have compared the clip to an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) video—the tingling sensation caused by certain sounds or visuals, such as whispering, tapping, or brushing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That snare sound is as instantly identifiable as Miles Davis’s muted horn or Eddie Van Halen’s pyrotechnic neck tapping.
—John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
The multi-beat tapping — like someone testing a mic on loop — sits atop a slow sonic swell and a visual that feels like falling through a tunnel.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Viewers Compare the Video to ASMR Some viewers have compared the clip to an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) video—the tingling sensation caused by certain sounds or visuals, such as whispering, tapping, or brushing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That snare sound is as instantly identifiable as Miles Davis’s muted horn or Eddie Van Halen’s pyrotechnic neck tapping.
—John Lingan, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
The multi-beat tapping — like someone testing a mic on loop — sits atop a slow sonic swell and a visual that feels like falling through a tunnel.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapping. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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