Tapping

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Noun

1. An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
• 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 20As he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door. I went over and opened it...
• 2009, June 26, Alastair Macaulay, Leading the Audience Into Flamenco’s Heart, She has rapid and powerful footwork, but she doesn’t wow you with any special trills or woodpecker tappings.
2. (music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

Verb

1. Present participle of tap