How to Use tapping in a Sentence

tapping

noun

• The song was synced perfectly to the tapping of the horse's hooves.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
• But this isn't just another take on the same old toe-tapping track.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• No fans were present, but both teams responded with stick tapping.
  — Matt Carlson, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
• And don’t forget to teach your children the art of double tapping.
  — Judy Berna, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2012
• Toe tapping isn’t dancing the same way that chewing gum isn’t eating.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• But others like it for sports on TV, maple syrup tapping and the first breath of spring air.
  — Nick Halter, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
• Celina’s celebration will kick off with the tapping of the keg and a toast.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
• Expect live music, food trucks, and special beer tappings.
  — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 3 Oct. 2025
• There will be the tapping of fingers on keys sending out a resume for the millionth time this year.
  — Essence, 22 Dec. 2020
• Also, be sure to also use the tapping block when striking the ends of the planks to close up the end-butt joints.
  — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2019
• There are safety rules in each game, including the lockout rule and tapping rule.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
• With this toe-tapping song on the playlist, everyone will be having a howling good time!
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 28 Oct. 2022
• The layout is a quick read to make changes without taking eyes from the road or the tap-tap-tapping of a touch screen.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• There was no noise of footsteps, but there was a regular tapping noise that hadn’t been there before.
  — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2017
• The tapping began every single day, throughout the day, for a month.
  — Jordan Greene, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
• The tapping was met with gunshots, the affidavit says, that fired through the apartment door.
  — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
• No more double-tapping because the first touch didn't register.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
• Over his melodic recitation came a tapping sound as a locksmith installed higher-grade locks on the front door.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2017
• Sleet is the type of precipitation that makes a tapping or pinging sound.
  — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• The tapping is also used to initiate movement of the entire troop.
  — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• Over their melodic recitation came a tapping sound as a locksmith installed higher-grade locks on the front door.
  — Andrew Selsky, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2017
• While the signs of phone tapping were evident, Singh was not prepared for what happened next.
  — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 20 July 2021
• Another topic that came up had to do with Teppei’s finger tapping.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
• This might require some tapping of the brush, either against your hand, leg, or another surface.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
• Stop double-tapping because the first touch didn't register.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
• All their tapping points in the Fairview program are internal in the US.
  — Fox News, 26 May 2018
• The leap, the extension, the tapping toes, the viselike grip that nullifies any ex post facto claim that this catch was not a catch.
  — Josh Levin, Slate Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017
• That will require tapping into a line that is more than 200 feet to the west of the building, Fields said.
  — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, 20 May 2018
• Indeed, ghost tapping is the newest evolution of longstanding card scam fraud.
  — Paolo Dal Cin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
• The restaurant hosts its second-ever NYE keg-tapping.
  — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2025