Synonyms of rapping

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verb (1)

present participle of rap

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banging
• knocking
• slapping
• smacking
• punching
• hitting
• slamming
• clapping
• pounding
• whacking
• striking
• clipping
• cracking
• swiping
• batting
• boxing
• kicking
• nailing
• thumping
• tapping
• bashing
• bopping
• bobbing
• hammering
• jabbing
• swatting
• licking
• slugging
• poking
• shoving
• belting
• pushing
• flicking
• thwacking
• chopping
• tagging
• clouting
• stabbing
• clocking
• pasting
• zapping
• bludgeoning
• bumping
• clobbering
• busting
• smiting
• whaling
• socking
• stroking
• bonking
• slogging
• biffing
• walloping
• beating
• pummeling
• battering
• mangling
• stamping
• hanging one on
• pelting
• mauling
• cuffing
• peppering
• slashing
• lashing
• whipping
• lacing
• roughing
• butting
• scuffing
• buffeting
• lambasting
• bunging
• jostling
• dumping
• bunting
• prodding
• decking
• creaming
• pommeling
• clubbing
• drubbing
• switching
• flailing
• cudgeling
• kneeing
• bowling (down or over)
• knocking down
• spearing
• flooring
• felling
• caning
• flogging
• thrashing
• sapping
• braining
• sledging
• leveling
• conking
• sledgehammering
• sucker punching
• rabbit-punching
• skulling
• beaning

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drumming
• tapping
• banging
• pounding
• beating
• patting
• clapping
• hitting
• knocking
• slamming
• batting
• smacking
• bopping
• thumping
• clicking
• hammering
• whacking
• bashing
• thudding
• swatting
• pasting
• clattering
• socking
• flicking
• thwacking
• striking
• pinging
• clinking
• walloping
• tipping
• bonking
• chinking
• chucking
• pitter-pattering
• pit-a-patting

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• chattering
• rattling
• gabbing
• jabbering
• pattering
• cackling
• babbling
• chinning
• nattering
• discussing
• prattling
• gassing
• prating
• blabbing
• schmoozing
• gabbling
• jawing
• visiting
• twittering
• blowing smoke
• gossiping
• kibitzing
• running on
• palavering
• chaffering
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• talking a blue streak
• tattling
• expatiating
• yapping
• yammering
• yakking
• descanting

rapping

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verb (3)

present participle of rap

1

as in transporting

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transporting
• delighting
• entrancing
• pleasing
• carrying away
• rapturing
• satisfying
• fascinating
• enchanting
• enrapturing
• ravishing
• enthralling
• knocking dead
• charming
• gratifying
• knocking one's socks off
• captivating
• stirring
• exciting
• gladdening
• bewitching
• exhilarating
• elating

2

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

suddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• seizing
• capturing
• getting
• landing
• trapping
• grappling
• nailing
• snagging
• bagging
• hooking
• copping
• snaring
• netting
• nabbing
• snapping (up)
• taking hold (of)
• corralling
• collaring
• nobbling
• arresting
• roping
• grasping
• clutching
• glomming
• holding
• gloving
• apprehending
• detaining
• gripping
• securing
• kidnapping
• cornering
• lassoing
• clasping
• meshing
• abducting
• wresting
• haltering
• fisting
• latching (on or onto)
• fastening (on)
• baying
• entrapping
• rending
• entangling
• ensnaring
• enmeshing
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• discharging
• freeing
• releasing
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rapping

Verb

Phones came out when Lil Sobe did his endearing online bit IRL, rapping with his Ethiopian mom over TrapMoneyBiggie beats. — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 1 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

Marcus Stokes initially committed to Florida but never got to UF after a video surfaced of him rapping along to song lyrics that included a racial slur. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Mamdani began rapping in high school, releasing socially conscious songs in his 20s on subjects ranging from Indian flatbread to colonialism. — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026