Synonyms of tapping

tapping 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of tap

as in drumming

to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically

tapped her foot in time to the music

kept tapping the desk with his pencil

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

tapping

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of tap

as in draining

to remove (liquid) gradually or completely

the oil company tapped that first well completely dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draining
• pumping
• siphoning
• sucking
• emptying
• bleeding
• drawing (off)
• drafting
• evacuating
• cleaning
• milking
• flushing
• clearing
• purging
• vacating
• depleting
• exhausting
• voiding
• vacuating
• decanting
• effusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• washing
• wetting
• soaking
• watering
• bathing
• drenching
• flooding
• dousing
• drowning
• overflowing
• inundating
• submerging
• sousing
• swamping
• deluging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tapping

Verb

Like the name suggests, the trend helps to match different makeup aesthetics to the birth months of the year, tapping up your cosmic sign, the season you're born in, and even your birth stone to help determine the perfect makeup look for you. — Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2026

She’s tasked with apprehending The Puppet Master (Iemasa Kayumi), a hacker who appears to be tapping directly into these networked minds and altering memories. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026

The goal is to allow Nvidia customers such as hyperscalers, frontier AI labs, and enterprises to get the money needed to acquire their hardware without tapping their own balance sheets. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

As the mighty Permian basin, in West Texas, has taught us, tapping enormous quantities of freshwater from aquifers to use for fracking has raised concerns. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

To achieve each detail, Fuller leaned on her art and design world connections, including tapping several local artists to bring the project together over roughly four years. — Jewel Wicker, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2026

The firm is now publicly tapping the biggest private markets firms to provide funding for its customers amid the trillions of dollars that are expected to be needed for the data centers, power stations and chips that will power the next era of AI. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Open the official MyChart app or type the portal address into your browser instead of tapping an unplanned link. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Yes, the bond market is tapping the brakes that Warsh seems reluctant to talk about touching. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026