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Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm

A rap or knock, or the sound produced by doing so

A rhythmic tapping or drumming

Taking hold off forcibly

Present participle for to strike something sharply, typically with one's knuckles

Present participle for to engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation

Present participle for to scold, rebuke or reprimand someone

Present participle for to be, or cause to be, significantly overcome with emotion, wonder or delight

(music) Present participle for to speak in rhyming lyrics rhythmically

Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

Present participle for to accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Present participle for to declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law

Present participle for to utter words using speech

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Noun

Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm

“Hip-hop lovers gather to witness the mesmerizing rapping skills of the rising star, as his lyrical magic enthralls the audience with its infectious rhythm.”

Noun

A rap or knock, or the sound produced by doing so

explosive noise

“The rapping on the door grew louder and more insistent, interrupting our conversation.”

Noun

A rhythmic tapping or drumming

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Verb

Taking hold off forcibly

getting one's fingers on

getting hold of

laying hands on

taking into custody

taking possession

catching hold of

taking prisoner

feeling your collar

getting a hold of

getting your hands on

taking by force

seizing hold of

clapping hands on

taking a grip of

grabbing hold of

taking advantage of

capitalizing on

grasping with both hands

laying a trap for

taking possession of

grabbing with both hands

swooping down on

welcoming with open arms

showing enthusiasm for

accepting eagerly

going for enthusiastically

setting a trap for

running to ground

running to earth

availing oneself of

making the most of

putting to advantage

deriving benefit from

taking action on

turning to account

benefitting from

following up on

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Verb

Present participle for to strike something sharply, typically with one's knuckles

letting someone have it

knocking into the middle of next week

sticking one on

raining blows on

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a good hiding

beating the living daylights out of

knocking around

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a beating

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

sucker-punching

boxing someone's ears

aiming blows at

giving someone a hot bottom

putting over one's knee

hitting for six

hitting repeatedly

landing a punch

laying a finger on

connecting with

giving a black eye

riding roughshod

physically attacking

jumping down one's throat

slapping around

hitting lightly

slapping lightly

striking lightly

tanning one's hide

tanning someone's hide

beating to a pulp

winning a resounding victory over

walking all over

taking a strap to

turning inside out

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

bringing someone to their knees

defeating utterly

wiping the floor with

making mincemeat of

taking a stick to

triumphing over

blowing out of the water

getting the better of

putting in the hospital

dusting someone's britches

warming someone's seat

raining blows upon

giving someone a licking

punishing severely

giving the cat o'nine tails

getting stuck into

striking with a stick

beating with a stick

tanning the hide of

putting someone over your knee

beating someone's brains out

knocking someone's lights out

giving a hiding to

causing pain to

causing injury to

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“She waited on the cracked sidewalk as Mackenson continued to rap on the door while shouting for someone's attention.”

Verb

Present participle for to engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation

shooting the breeze

running off at the mouth

chewing the fat

yackety-yakking

chewing the rag

shooting the bull

having a confab

tittle-tattling

having a conversation

engaging in conversation

talking nineteen to the dozen

having a chinwag

going on and on

talking incoherently

having a discussion

shooting one's mouth off

discussing things

talking a blue streak

talking rapidly

talking unintelligibly

exchanging views

having negotiations

speaking to each other

talking the hind legs off a donkey

swapping gossip

batting the breeze

running off at mouth

talking the hind leg off a donkey

talking a mile a minute

talking ten to the dozen

consulting with each other

talking at length

talking incessantly

talking aimlessly

running through

talking someone's ear off

spreading rumors

talking through one's hat

talking out of turn

whistling Dixie

discussing matters

rhapsodizing^US

rhapsodising^UK

expressing oneself

ventriloquizing

giving voice to

flapping one's tongue

talking one's leg off

holding discussion

keeping in touch

going into a huddle

joining in conversation

consulting each other

carrying on conversation

comparing notes

having discussions

picking one's brain

kicking ideas around

tossing ideas around

talking nonsensically

talking trivially

talking foolishly

intercommunicating

exchanging information

swapping opinions

spilling the beans

engaging in communication

making conversation

putting heads together

renewing communication

chewing the cud

talking nonsense

talking rubbish

having a tete-a-tete

talking gibberish

having a friendly chat

joining the conversation

circulating rumours

spreading gossip

spreading stories

spreading rumours

wiggle-waggling

discussing terms

telling secrets

treating with someone

trying to reach a compromise

consulting together

hammering out a deal

discussing a settlement

working out a deal

bending one's ear

telling tales out of school

crossing swords

talking things over

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“And so we would rap, about diverse subject matter, with each verse that was shared articulating something different.”

Verb

Present participle for to scold, rebuke or reprimand someone

remonstrating with

giving someone a bollocking

letting someone have it

hauling over the coals

reading the riot act

giving a rocket

giving someone a caning

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving a talking-to

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

giving someone some stick

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

putting on the mat

railing against

slapping someone's wrist

raking over the coals

calling on the carpet

taking to the woodshed

giving a piece of one's mind

coming down hard on

finding fault with

jumping down one's throat

giving a going over

strongly criticizing

drawing the line

telling a thing or two

tearing a strip off

slapping on wrist

biting someone's head off

rapping on knuckles

bringing to book

laying down the law

reprimanding severely

raking over coals

giving tongue-lashing

dishonouring^UK

calling to account

giving a hard time

taking down a peg

burning one's ears

teaching a lesson

making an example of

criticizing strongly

meting out punishment to

criticizing hatefully

giving one hell

giving someone a carpeting

jumping all over

pointing the finger

giving comeuppance

giving the devil

calling to task

expressing disapproval of

climbing all over

snapping someone's head off

giving the business

jumping down someone's throat

having someone on the carpet

giving a rough time

throwing the book at

coming down on like a ton of bricks

giving someone stick

sending someone away with a flea in his

lowering the boom

giving the dickens

dragging over the coals

criticizing severely

rapping someone the knuckles

fulminating against

inveighing against

calling over the coals

pulling to pieces

giving something a bad press

casting aspersions on

animadverting on

giving someone a bad press

taking issue with

thundering against

pouring scorn on

disapproving of

vituperating against

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

declaiming against

giving some stick to

rapping knuckles

criticizing harshly

having words with

giving someone a telling off

tearing someone a new one

rapping across the knuckles

severely reprimanding

stigmatizing^US

cracking down on

delivering a tirade to

stigmatising^UK

giving piece of mind

giving going-over

sounding off to

taking disciplinary action against

bringing to account

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

expressing disapprobation of

giving a black eye

doing a number on

cutting to the quick

putting on the carpet

looking askance

making a protest to

declaring unfit

picking holes in

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

giving a bad press to

expostulating about

putting up a fight against

opposing strongly

remonstrating about

disagreeing violently with

making a fuss about

kicking against

complaining vociferously about

taking great exception to

speaking out against

complaining bitterly about

complaining about

making a protest against

taking a stand against

making a stand against

raising objections to

protesting strongly at

tearing to pieces

giving a tongue-lashing

ranting and raving

mouthing off about

protesting against

animadverting upon

vociferating about

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“Even Langston Hughes was rapped for an alleged shortage of class consciousness in his debut novel.”

Verb

Present participle for to be, or cause to be, significantly overcome with emotion, wonder or delight

sending into raptures

holding spellbound

taking your breath away

sending into transports

moving to tears

reducing to tears

giving great pleasure to

pleasing greatly

turning someone on

giving someone a kick

giving someone a charge

filling with delight

tickle to death

sweeping off feet

making a hit with

hitting the spot

monopolizing^US

putting under a spell

monopolising^UK

holding your attention

casting a spell on

catching hold of

holding the attention of

making someone feel good

giving pleasure to

riveting the attention of

getting under your skin

grabbing the attention of

tickling the fancy of

making someone pleased

making someone glad

making somebody's day

bringing around

catching the eye of

sweeping you off your feet

getting one's kicks

bringing joy to

warming the cockles of the heart

giving someone pleasure

interesting greatly

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“The audience was rapped into stillness for one last time as Mr. Barnard rose to speak.”

Verb

(music) Present participle for to speak in rhyming lyrics rhythmically

“An angry Mathers then began to rap about dropping a coffee pot on Donald's head.”

Verb

Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

underestimating

casting aspersions on

doing a number on

inveighing against

doing a hatchet job on

pulling to pieces

railing against

fulminating against

disapproving of

taking swipe at

tearing to shreds

pouring scorn on

taking to pieces

dragging through the mud

picking holes in

finding fault with

throwing brickbats at

trivializing^US

trivialising^UK

detracting from

making light of

speaking ill of

treating lightly

taking down a peg

picking to pieces

giving a bad press to

marginalizing^US

marginalising^UK

speaking badly of

discountenancing

putting hooks in

tearing to pieces

cutting down to size

taking a dig at

looking down on

giving some stick to

giving the business

animadverting on

passing judgment

complaining about

vituperating against

nitpicking about

cutting to bits

passing strictures upon

giving bad press

reviewing unfavorably

bringing under fire

criticizing strongly

giving something a battering

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

bringing into disrepute

speaking evil of

giving a black eye

giving a bad name

throwing mud at

blackening the name of

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

dishonouring^UK

scandalizing^US

slinging mud at

scandalising^UK

dragging through the mire

flinging mud at

casting a slur on

bringing discredit to

spreading scandal about

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

reflecting badly on

bringing shame upon

bringing shame on

tarring and feathering

giving something a bad press

kicking up a stink about

misrepresenting

letting someone have it

giving someone a bad press

telling lies about

running a smear campaign against

taking a swipe at

expressing disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

cutting to the quick

mouthing off about

blackening the character of

making a fuss about

look down one's nose at

protesting against

kicking up a fuss about

thundering against

commenting negatively

making little of

gossiping about

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

thinking little of

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

casting slur on

declaiming against

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

protesting strongly

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

expressing strong disapproval of

expostulating about

making a protest

cracking down on

taking away from

jumping down one's throat

subtracting from

regarding with disgust

feeling aversion to

feeling disgust for

feeling revulsion to

blackening someone's name

declaring unfit

ranting and raving

arguing against

opposing strongly

complaining vociferously about

objecting strongly to

taking issue with

taking exception to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

animadverting upon

vociferating about

shooting full of holes

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Verb

Present participle for to accuse, blame or pronounce (someone) guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

holding accountable

holding responsible

declaring guilty

assigning fault to

laying the blame on

placing the blame on

pronouncing guilty

assigning guilt to

assigning liability to

considering guilty of

pointing the finger

finding guilty of

holding someone answerable

proving to be guilty

bringing charges against

calling to account

laying at one's door

laying a guilt trip on

passing the buck

shifting the blame

laying a bad trip on

preferring charges against

laying charges against

prosecuting for

putting on trial for

bringing to trial for

taking to court for

filing charges against

making accusations about

serving summons

recriminating for

bringing charges

hanging something on

incriminating for

blowing the whistle

facing with charges

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Verb

Present participle for to declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense in a court of law

declaring guilty

pronouncing guilty

sending down for

bringing to justice

giving someone a sentence

passing sentence on

putting the screws to

throwing the book at

Verb

Present participle for to utter words using speech

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