Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

rapping

[rap-ing] / ˈræp ɪŋ /
NOUN
tattoo
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Newer listeners to Wolf’s alt-rock sound might be surprised to hear that in these early years, Wolf was singing, and occasionally rapping, over Billie Eilish-era bedroom pop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

So I wrote songs, I started rapping to entertain myself.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

On a Wednesday in early April, Adams started class with a music video of him rapping on a city street, then revealed he’d made it using Google’s Veo 3 video generator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Overnight, a single rapping spirit had increased to a crowd of performing ghosts.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Its experimentalist score by Iannis Xenakis, full of echoing rappings, tappings and pluckings, inspired Balanchine to equally experimental lengths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

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

They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Leah had packed their bags as soon as she learned about the spirit rappings.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training