rapping

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/
• Homophone: wrapping
• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Verb

rapping

1. present participle and gerund of rap

Noun

rapping (countable and uncountable, plural rappings)

1. The sound of a rap or knock.

   During the séance, we heard mysterious rappings on the table.

2. (music) Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music.

Derived terms

• table rapping

 

Adjective

rapping (comparative more rapping, superlative most rapping)

1. (colloquial, dated) Remarkably large; whopping.

References

• (large, whopping): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

• parping