tapping

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noun

tap·​ping ˈta-piŋ 

: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped

tapping

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present participle of tap entry 1, tap entry 4

Examples of tapping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Short for autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR describes the pleasant, tingling calm some people feel in response to soft sensory input, like whispering, tapping, or watching something being squished. — Steven John, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

As a result, the number and scope of parties, pairings, tappings and other events around Denver have also declined significantly from the hundreds that once dotted the city to just a few dozen this year. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Windows recognizes the Contour Touch as a touchpad and provides controls for pointer speed, sensitivity, tapping, scrolling, and multi-finger gestures. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Hamster Kombat, a tapping game, signed up roughly 300 million players by late July 2024. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing tapping

• phone tapping
• table tapping

Rhymes for tapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• mapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping