tapping

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noun

tap·​ping ˈta-piŋ 

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

tapping

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present participle of tap entry 1, tap entry 4

Examples of tapping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Hamster Kombat, a tapping game, signed up roughly 300 million players by late July 2024. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Tap around the major lymph-node areas Lymphatic tapping videos tend to focus on the collarbones, sides of the neck, underarms, abdomen, groin, and backs of the knees—areas where clusters of lymph nodes are found. — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 30 July 2026

Nutritional counseling and psychological support are also available, and explorers can experience tapping, hypnosis, and singing bowl therapy. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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