Used in a Sentence

tapping

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tapping.

Editorial note

From TextSecure, that interaction should only happen by physically tapping on an audio/video attachment, then tapping through a warning dialog about insecure playback.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tapping gathered in one view.

noun

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

noun

The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.

noun

(music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tapping.

noun

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

noun

The process by which a resource is tapped or exploited.

noun

(music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard

noun

(electrical engineering) A connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.

Example sentences

1

From TextSecure, that interaction should only happen by physically tapping on an audio/video attachment, then tapping through a warning dialog about insecure playback.

2

A security blanket for those addicted to their mobiles and trying to curb that constant neck-tilting and screen-tapping.

3

Besides tapping instead of calling a human (which is annoying), what is the big win for rides?

4

It's not that Unilever is saying non-white is a problem, they're just tapping into the cultural belief thats already there.

5

There needs to be a properly motivated reason to start tapping phones and it's only allowed for specific types of crime.

6

It's probably so that people don't accidentally publish something they intended to DM by tapping the spacebar twice after the command.

7

The worst are pop up ads that occur in the middle of rapid tapping.

8

Here in BC Canada, nestle has been tapping our natural water resources for free.

9

Nah, it was Amanda Tapping and MacGyver that did all the hard work.

10

I cancelled my preorder after I got the app and saw that silly tapping security code.

11

I would be standing there tapping that key until it fell at just the right angle.

12

I assume that when Siri replaces Dictation, the typical keyboard shortcuts for toggling it will stay the same: double-tapping fn or ⌘.

Quote examples

1

I don't know about iOS, but on Android you can turn on "magnification gestures" and zoom any app everywhere by triple-tapping the screen.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tapping in a sentence?

From TextSecure, that interaction should only happen by physically tapping on an audio/video attachment, then tapping through a warning dialog about insecure playback.

What does tapping mean?

An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

What part of speech is tapping?

tapping is commonly used as noun.