rap on
Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words
to knock on a surface (e.g., a door, a window)
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Examples (10)
- He rapped sharply on the door to get their attention.
- He rapped on the window with his stick to attract my notice.
- The teacher rapped her knuckles on the desk to quiet the class.
- He rapped impatiently on the counter while waiting for service.
- I heard someone rapping on the glass in the middle of the night.
- The rain began rapping on the tin roof of the shed.
- He rapped three times on the wooden panel.
- She rapped on the tabletop to emphasize her point.
- The cold wind made the branches rap on the windowpane.
- I will rap on your door when it is time to leave.