rapping
/ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
rapping is a noun meaning “The sound of a rap or knock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-P-P-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears 1.8 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of rapping is rappings.
What does rapping mean?
noun
- 1
The sound of a rap or knock.
During the séance, we heard mysterious rappings on the table.
- 2
Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rap
adjective
- 1
colloquialdatedRemarkably large; whopping.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rapping?
- US /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/
Rapping has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rapping
- rappings plural
- more rapping comparative
- most rapping superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rapping?
Rapping appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Words people confuse with rapping
Sounds like: wrapping (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).