rapping
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He’s like a cringeworthy successor to Poochie, the rapping dog “with an attitude” developed at the behest of pathetically uncool network-television executives in an old episode of “The Simpsons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Drug testing officials, rapping on the hotel doors of Pogacar and rival Jonas Vingegaard, in the middle of the night, deep REM time, reportedly with permission from a French judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Even megastar Bruno Mars joins in on the fun, gamely rapping the cowbell on “Never Wanna Lose You.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Her singing and rapping were as sharp as ever, but the effect wasn’t quite the same without Angelica’s sisters in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
The loud rapping awoke the farmer, who was alarmed at being wakened in the middle of the night.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
In Lily Dale, centre for spiritualists, he spent the most fantastic day in his life going to seances, listening to spirit rappings, interviewing mediums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of them have persecuted clergymen, as in the case of Methodism's founder, John Wesley, who was an interested observer of knockings, rappings and agitated warming pans at Epworth Rectory in 1716-17.
From Time Magazine Archive
They fell into trances and interpreted rappings just like Kate had done.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The committee “entirely failed to discover any means” by which the rappings were made by the sisters.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
His opinion was clear; he called the rappings “atrocious.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
