tap against

Frequency: 7.06.9 per million words

to knock on a surface

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Examples (10)

  • He would often tap his pen against the desk when thinking.
  • The branches began to tap gently against the windowpane in the wind.
  • She heard a faint sound of something tapping against the wall.
  • A small bird was tapping its beak against the glass.
  • Don't tap your foot against the table; it's annoying.
  • He nervously tapped his fingers against the steering wheel.
  • The hail started to tap harshly against the roof.
  • I felt a small object tap against my leg in the dark.
  • The old sign kept tapping against the post during the storm.
  • If you tap your spoon against the side of the bowl, it makes a ringing sound.