: the act, process, or means by which something is tapped
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Popular triggers include whispering, tapping and crinkling, and many ASMRtists (great name, huh?) offer roleplays in their videos.
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But others like it for sports on TV, maple syrup tapping and the first breath of spring air.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The song kicks off with a two-handed tapping riff that inevitably evokes Wolfgang’s dad, the late Eddie Van Halen.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
Zara has unfurled a range of buzzy collaborations, last year tapping model Kate Moss, designer Stefan Pilati and Hungarian fashion label Nanushka for high-profile capsules.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But others like it for sports on TV, maple syrup tapping and the first breath of spring air.
—Nick Halter, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The song kicks off with a two-handed tapping riff that inevitably evokes Wolfgang’s dad, the late Eddie Van Halen.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
Zara has unfurled a range of buzzy collaborations, last year tapping model Kate Moss, designer Stefan Pilati and Hungarian fashion label Nanushka for high-profile capsules.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Tapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tapping. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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