adj, noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The sound of a rap or knock. countable, uncountable

   "During the séance, we heard mysterious rappings on the table."

2. 2
   Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rap form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Remarkably large; whopping. colloquial, dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

accentaccentsbangingblastingburstingchatter

Example

More examples

"I searched for Swedish rap, but found nothing other than Iraqi guys rapping in Swedish."

Related phrases

table rappingafrican american musichip hop

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.