tapping
Rhythmic gentle strikes
Tapping is repeated light strikes or touches.
You might hear a tapping at the window or feel someone tapping your shoulder.
Tapping a resource means drawing from it: tapping into reserves, tapping a phone line.
In dance, tap dancing involves tapping shoes against a hard floor.
To tap someone for a position is to select them: She was tapped to lead the committee.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
groove · metronome · meter · timing · downbeat · upbeat · subdivision · backbeat
Restless minor movements
- restlessUnable to be still
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
anxious · agitated · edgy · impatient · irritable · squirming · clock-watching · pacing
Plant circulatory fluid
- sugarbushTrees tapped for syrup
- spilePlug or tap
- spigotLiquid flow controller
- latexMilky plant-derived polymer
resin · bucket · collection · springtime · sugarhouse · evaporator · syrup · bark
Stick for striking drums
- snareDevice for catching prey
- hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair
- cymbalStruck metal percussion disc
- tom-tomSmall cylindrical drum
tabla · bongo · conga · timpani · paradiddle · flam · roll · rudiments
Strike-produced sound
- clickBrief sharp noise
- patterQuick rehearsed speech
- tickParasitic eight-legged pest
- rapQuick sharp blow
tat · drumming · rapping · pecking · clicking · clinking · pattering · ticking
Randomize by mixing
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- wingsLimbs for flight
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
vaudeville · soft-shoe · hoofer · buck-and-wing · choreography · syncopation · clickety-clack · improvisation
Sharp, quick thrust
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- patGentle palm stroke
- prodJab to spur action
- fingerHand's grasping extension
touchscreen · smartphone · swipe · gesture · haptic · button · key · interface
Secretly listening to others
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
warrant · FBI · NSA · Stasi · covert · monitoring · intelligence · wire
Latent capacity for development
- talentInborn aptitude
- reservesResources held back
- accessingGaining entry to
- utilizingPutting to practical use
harnessing · unlocking · exploiting · channeling · capability · network · connections · expertise
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
syncopation · groove · metronome · meter · timing · downbeat · upbeat · subdivision · backbeat · counting
fidgeting
Restless minor movements
nervous · anxious · agitated · edgy · impatient · irritable · squirming · clock-watching · pacing · jittery
sap
Plant circulatory fluid
latex · resin · bucket · collection · springtime · sugarhouse · evaporator · syrup · bark · cambium
drumstick
Stick for striking drums
tom-tom · tabla · bongo · conga · timpani · paradiddle · flam · roll · rudiments · mallet
knock
Strike-produced sound
rap · tat · drumming · rapping · pecking · clicking · clinking · pattering · ticking · fingertip
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
Broadway · vaudeville · soft-shoe · hoofer · buck-and-wing · choreography · syncopation · clickety-clack · improvisation · brushes
poke
Sharp, quick thrust
finger · touchscreen · smartphone · swipe · gesture · haptic · button · key · interface · fingertip
eavesdropping
Secretly listening to others
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
espionage · warrant · FBI · NSA · Stasi · covert · monitoring · intelligence · wire · recording
potential
Latent capacity for development
utilizing · harnessing · unlocking · exploiting · channeling · capability · network · connections · expertise · knowledge
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, fiddle, twiddle, drumming fingers
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
- restlessnessrestlessness, fidgeting, fidgets, agitation, nervousness
tappingfilling
Material placed within
replenishing · refilling · sealing · restocking · pouring in
tappingdisconnecting
Breaking an established link
blocking · sealing off · cutting off · unplugging · severing
- tapping outGesture of submission
- foot tappingRhythmic shoe-to-floor movement
- double tappingTwo rapid consecutive touches
- phone tappingSecretly monitoring communications
- toe tappingRhythmic foot movements
- wire tappingIntercepting private communications