rapping
Americannoun
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the act or sound of a person or thing that raps.
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communication by the sound of taps or knocks, as between medium and spirit during a séance.
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Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Her singing and rapping were as sharp as ever, but the effect wasn’t quite the same without Angelica’s sisters in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
From the start, Rocky has been most highly praised for his taste and aesthetic sense rather than raw rapping skill or lyricism, and his albums tend to be a showcase for his wide-ranging musical interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
But it was always far-fetched that the two people could be one and the same, and that Chalamet could have pulled off rapping with EsDeeKid's Liverpudlian accent.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
I hear some boys hollering for pickup basketball; others are rapping on the street corner.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Many of them have persecuted clergymen, as in the case of Methodism's founder, John Wesley, who was an interested observer of knockings, rappings and agitated warming pans at Epworth Rectory in 1716-17.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Lily Dale, centre for spiritualists, he spent the most fantastic day in his life going to seances, listening to spirit rappings, interviewing mediums.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the early morning hours, the rappings simply stopped.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The same newspaper cancelled a prewritten story labeling the rappings an obvious hoax.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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