Definitions for tappingˈtæp ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tap•pingˈtæp ɪŋ(n.)

  1. the act of a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.

  2. the sound produced by this.

Origin of tapping:

1400–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tapping(noun)

    the sound of light blow or knock

    "he heard the tapping of the man's cane"

Wiktionary

  1. tapping(Noun)

    An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

  2. tapping(Noun)

    A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tapping

    of Tap


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