Synonyms for rappings

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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