How to Use tapping in a Sentence

tapping

noun

• The tapping, the scrolling, the liking, the #content, even.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
• The song was synced perfectly to the tapping of the horse's hooves.
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
• Also, be sure to also use the tapping block when striking the ends of the planks to close up the end-butt joints.
  — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2017
• That will require tapping into a line that is more than 200 feet to the west of the building, Fields said.
  — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, 20 May 2018
• All their tapping points in the Fairview program are internal in the US.
  — Fox News, 26 May 2018
• The layout is a quick read to make changes without taking eyes from the road or the tap-tap-tapping of a touch screen.
  — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• But this isn't just another take on the same old toe-tapping track.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• Seems easy enough, but not as easy as just double tapping.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2017
• And don’t forget to teach your children the art of double tapping.
  — Judy Berna, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2012
• Celina’s celebration will kick off with the tapping of the keg and a toast.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
• The tapping was met with gunshots, the affidavit says, that fired through the apartment door.
  — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2020
• There will be the tapping of fingers on keys sending out a resume for the millionth time this year.
  — Essence, 22 Dec. 2020
• Dark Lord Day Weekend May 18 to 20 will have beer tappings, food trucks and giveaways.
  — Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 8 May 2018
• By now, the rain has slowed from pounding fists to the soft, infrequent tapping of bored fingers, and Olivia sighs and abandons the shed.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 June 2021
• It’s like a subtle tapping that doesn’t freak you out but works to get your attention.
  — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 10 Aug. 2020
• A day of special beer tappings, raffles, food deals and more will be available on Feb. 4.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• Toe tapping isn’t dancing the same way that chewing gum isn’t eating.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• No fans were present, but both teams responded with stick tapping.
  — Matt Carlson, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
• The five pieces are the same ones Hoffman’s fans have been double-tapping and wishing for on her Instagram over the past few months.
  — Emily Farra, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
• With this toe-tapping song on the playlist, everyone will be having a howling good time!
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 28 Oct. 2022
• The leap, the extension, the tapping toes, the viselike grip that nullifies any ex post facto claim that this catch was not a catch.
  — Josh Levin, Slate Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017
• Others go by the tapping of their melons waiting for a dull thud to signal when one is ready to harvest.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2017
• While the signs of phone tapping were evident, Singh was not prepared for what happened next.
  — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 20 July 2021
• There are safety rules in each game, including the lockout rule and tapping rule.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
• The tapping is also used to initiate movement of the entire troop.
  — Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
• There was no noise of footsteps, but there was a regular tapping noise that hadn’t been there before.
  — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2017
• The courtroom clattered with the tapping of keyboards – at least a dozen journalists had been crammed onto the benches that run around the side of the chamber.
  — The Economist, 13 Dec. 2019
• For example, think of the tapping of the fingers in time to an energetic tune playing in the background.
  — Abby Cuffey, Woman's Day, 23 Nov. 2010
• Over his melodic recitation came a tapping sound as a locksmith installed higher-grade locks on the front door.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2017
• In Sunday’s parliamentary election, the French far right made a thunderous knock at the gates of power — but one that seemingly dwindled at the last moment into insistent tapping.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024