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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rap-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræp ɪŋ



Définition of rappings

Origin :
  • c.1400, verbal noun from rap (v.1). Meaning "talking" is from 1969; meaning "rap music performance" is from 1979, from rap (v.2).
  • As in tattoo : noun continuous drumming
Example sentences :
  • But will that put an end to the rappings and other things that go on around me when I am awake?
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland
  • They talked about the rappings, and the old man explained where and when they occurred.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • Fortunately I was tired, or I certainly should have dreamed of rappings and of "John" that night.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • With difficulty he took up the thread of the conversation where the rappings had broken it.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • According to his story, he was awakened from a profound sleep by a series of rappings.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve
  • There were rappings, some faint, some loud—coming apparently from all quarters.
  • Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin
  • They listened, with respectful attention, to the sounds of the rappings.
  • Extract from : « The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism » by A. Leah Underhill
  • I wanted to see and hear whatever vibrations might be caused from the rappings.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
  • There is, of course, an unseen cause that originates these rappings.
  • Extract from : « Mysterious Psychic Forces » by Camille Flammarion
  • As you know, you have to conform to the rules, else you will get no rappings.
  • Extract from : « The Death-Blow to Spiritualism » by Reuben Briggs Davenport

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