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单词 tapping
释义

tapping

noun

tap·​ping ˈta-piŋ How to pronounce tapping (audio)
: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But this isn't just another take on the same old toe-tapping track. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Los Angeles finally scored on its fourth drive when Kupp made an exceptional toe-tapping catch in the back of the end zone on a precise throw three minutes before halftime. Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s also the individual — a man who made a fortune from his frenzied toe-tapping and whose feet were famously once insured for $57.6 million — at the helm. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Aug. 2022 Samuel had a camp-high five catches on six targets, which included a deep over-the-middle crosser and a short, one-handed, toe-tapping catch amidst sideline traffic. Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022 Dozier extricated the angst embedded in relationships and crafted infectious, foot-tapping, hand-clapping melodramas. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 First, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk made a toe-tapping outstretched catch along the left sideline. Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2022 This is the moment when Kono’s ballet of salting, dunking, flipping, squeezing, tapping, flipping and fanning begins. Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 To enable back tapping, visit Settings then Accessibility. Wired, 17 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

tapping 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of tap
as in drumming
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmically tapped her foot in time to the music kept tapping the desk with his pencil

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • drumming
  • banging
  • patting
  • pounding
  • hitting
  • clapping
  • knocking
  • clicking
  • rapping
  • beating
  • slamming
  • smacking
  • flicking
  • thumping
  • hammering
  • whacking
  • bopping
  • thudding
  • batting
  • thwacking
  • pinging
  • bashing
  • clattering
  • swatting
  • socking
  • clinking
  • pasting
  • striking
  • bonking
  • tipping
  • walloping
  • chucking
  • chinking
  • pitter-pattering
  • pit-a-patting

tapping

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of tap
as in draining
to remove (liquid) gradually or completely the oil company tapped that first well completely dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • draining
  • pumping
  • sucking
  • siphoning
  • emptying
  • bleeding
  • syphoning
  • drafting
  • cleaning
  • evacuating
  • flushing
  • milking
  • clearing
  • depleting
  • drawing (off)
  • purging
  • vacating
  • vacuating
  • effusing
  • exhausting
  • voiding
  • decanting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • filling
  • soaking
  • washing
  • watering
  • wetting
  • drenching
  • bathing
  • dousing
  • drowning
  • flooding
  • inundating
  • submerging
  • overflowing
  • sousing
  • dowsing
  • swamping
  • deluging
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