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.