tapping
noun B1- An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
- A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
- The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
- A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
Plural tappings
From the library
“Come, come,” said Danglars, tapping his fingers against the door, “I think it is quite time to think of giving me something to eat!”
He paced restlessly about our sitting-room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction.
If we could only get at the man at the other end!” He sat lost in thought, tapping his fingers on the table.
Cuthbert?” Miss Lucilla Harris inquired, briskly and ingratiatingly, tapping the counter with both hands.
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