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/rap"ing/, n.1. the act or sound of a person or thing that raps.2. communication by the sound of taps or knocks, as between medium and spirit during a séance.[1350-1400; ME. See RAP1, -ING1]
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Rapping — Rap redirects here. For other uses, see Rap (disambiguation). MCing redirects here. For the hosting of events in general, see Master of Ceremonies. This article is about rapping as a technique or activity. For more information on the music genre … Wikipedia
Rapping — Rap|ping 〈[ræ̣p ] n. 15; unz.; Mus.〉 = Rap * * * Rap|ping [ ræpɪŋ], das; [s] [engl. rapping, zu: to rap, ↑ Rap]: das Rappen. * * * Rap|ping [ ræpiŋ], das; s [engl. rapping, zu: to rap, ↑Rap]: das Rappen … Universal-Lexikon
Rapping — Rap Rap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [Akin to Sw. rappa to strike, rapp stroke, Dan. rap, perhaps of imitative origin.] To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rapping — Rap Rap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rapping — Rap|ping [ ræpiŋ] das; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. rapping> das Rappen (Mus.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
rapping — noun /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/ action of the verb to rap Syn: knocking, tapping … Wiktionary
rapping — Synonyms and related words: accents, banging, blasting, bursting, chatter, colloquial discourse, colloquy, comment, communication, communion, conversation, converse, conversing, cracking, crashing, discourse, elocution, exchange, exploding,… … Moby Thesaurus
Rapping — Rap|ping 〈[ræ̣p ] n.; Gen.: od. s; Pl.: unz.〉 = Rap … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
rapping — wrapping … American English homophones
rapping — ræp n. rap music, musical genre in which spoken verses and rhymes are set to a rhythmic beat (developed in urban areas during the mid 1970s) n. knock, quick blow; knocking sound; punishment (Slang); response (Slang); conversation (Slang) v.… … English contemporary dictionary
