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Noun(1) the sound of light blow or knock
Verb(1) cut a female screw thread with a tap(2) draw from or dip into to get something(3) strike lightly(4) draw from; make good use of(5) tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information(6) furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it(7) make light, repeated taps on a surface(8) walk with a tapping sound(9) dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes(10) draw (liquor(11) pierce in order to draw a liquid from(12) make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

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(1) She's whipped the place into shape and everything's sparkly clean not to mention the place is as quiet as a tomb aside from the tapping of keyboards or phone ringing.(2) The constant tapping against the hardwood floors of her home had managed to become the background music of almost every recent event in her life.(3) I noticed him stealing looks in my direction every few seconds and I realized that my squirming and tapping was annoying him.(4) Then he felt a tapping of his shoulder from behind.(5) She was grateful for the clicking and tapping of the keys on the board and the ticking of an old fashioned grandfather clock in the corner of the large but humble office of their leader.(6) I felt a tapping on my shoulder and turned around.(7) She awoke to the sound of a fierce tapping on her door.(8) As she walked through the door, sounds of tapping on the keyboards and the faint whirring of the photocopy machine greeted her.(9) My dexterous feats went unnoticed and for a while the only sound was the soft tapping of the ceramic on my knuckles.(10) Looking over at her window, where she'd heard some tapping before, her eyes widened as she read the threatening notice that had been painted onto her window.(11) The sound of my knife tapping is pathetically minute.(12) They were interrupted by a loud tapping at the door.(13) The character of the sound elicited by tapping was, thus, indicative of the state of health of the underlying tissues.(14) The vigorous tapping of keyboards broke the silence of routine workers enjoying their lunches after running errands for their respective bosses.(15) The sounds of my father's constant tapping against the floor were the only noise in the room, which made everything more terrifying.(16) That night, the only sound in the room was the tapping of his fingers on the hilt of his sword.
Related Words
(1) tap
(2) tapping device
Synonyms
Verb
1. drain
3. bug
4. draw on
5. knock
6. pat
7. tip
8. beg
9. exploit


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Yeah, I'm tapping out. Leonard?

Yeah, I'm TAPPING out. Leonard?

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 24


( tapping without
reverberation )

( TAPPING without reverberation )

Westworld Season 2, Episode 6


Why didn't you tell me
you were tapping my homegirl?

Why didn't you tell me you were TAPPING my homegirl?

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 11


(light tapping)
SHELDON: Amy? Amy?

(light TAPPING) SHELDON: Amy? Amy?

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 16


<font color="#E86CE4">(TAPPING ON WALL)</font>

(TAPPING ON WALL)

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 6


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