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

Smiling, nodding her head, dancing on her own, rapping along to her own song. — Jason Sheeler, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Often rapping over drumless loops, Elsesser took inspiration from Yasiin Bey and the late Ka, the Brownsville MC and producer who spent his days as an FDNY captain and nights as a pillar of hip-hop’s avant-garde. — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Similarly, which athlete had the worst attempt at rapping and which rapper had the most embarrassing attempt at athletics? — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026

The case began on June 17, when City of Miami Police officers watched a video of Lesteiro-Diaz rapping in Spanish while holding a laptop with money on it and wearing a call-center headset. — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026

She was born five years after the record came out and was rapping along with Hov and the rest of the stadium. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 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