different between slapping vs tapping
slapping
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?slæp??/
- Rhymes: -æp??
Verb
slapping
- present participle of slap
Noun
slapping (plural slappings)
- The act of giving a slap or slaps
- The slap bass technique
Adjective
slapping (comparative more slapping, superlative most slapping)
- (slang) Very large; whopping.
- 1921, Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22
- It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.
- 1921, Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22
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tapping
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æp??
Noun
tapping (plural tappings)
- An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 20
- As he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door. I went over and opened it […]
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula Chapter 20
- (music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
- The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.
- 1938, Paul Burke Jacobs, Harry Paul Newton, Motor Fuels from Farm Products (page 99)
- Competitive tappings of a common oil pool can lead only to waste and overproduction, unless rigidly regulated […]
- 1938, Paul Burke Jacobs, Harry Paul Newton, Motor Fuels from Farm Products (page 99)
- (electrical engineering) A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
Verb
tapping
- present participle of tap
References
- “tapping”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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