I sat up in bed and rapped my knuckles against the rail to make certain that I was truly awake.
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Rapped
Synonyms for "rapped" (354 found)
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Tom rapped on the table with his knuckles.
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Tom rapped on the window.
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Tom was sitting in class, lost in daydreams, when the teacher rapped her cane on his desk.
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