Words that rhyme with clapping
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aching
adj 1: causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints" [syn: aching, achy] n 1: a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain [syn: ache, aching] -
acting
adj 1: serving temporarily especially as a substitute; "the acting president" n 1: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: acting, playing, playacting, performing] -
asking
n 1: the verbal act of requesting [syn: request, asking] -
attacking
adj 1: disposed to attack [syn: assaultive, attacking(a)] -
catching
adj 1: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection [syn: catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable] n 1: (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team 2: the act of detecting something; catching sight of something [syn: detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting] 3: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic" [syn: catching, contracting] -
cracking
adj 1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing] n 1: a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" [syn: crack, cracking, snap] 2: the act of cracking something [syn: fracture, crack, cracking] 3: the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process) -
flapping
n 1: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering] -
gaping
adj 1: with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: agape(p), gaping] -
happening
n 1: an event that happens [syn: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event] -
kidnapping
n 1: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [syn: kidnapping, snatch] -
lapping
n 1: covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: imbrication, overlapping, lapping] -
laughing
adj 1: showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children" [syn: laughing(a), riant] -
mapping
n 1: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) [syn: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping] 2: (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome [syn: mapping, chromosome mapping] -
napping
adj 1: not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" [syn: napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guard] -
packing
n 1: any material used especially to protect something [syn: packing material, packing, wadding] 2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: packing, boxing] 3: carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" [syn: packing, backpacking] -
scraping
n 1: (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" 2: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" [syn: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching] 3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him" [syn: scrape, scraping] -
shaping
adj 1: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: formative, shaping, plastic] n 1: any process serving to define the shape of something [syn: shaping, defining] 2: the act of fabricating something in a particular shape [syn: formation, shaping] -
strapping
adj 1: muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term" [syn: beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly] -
taping
n 1: a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape" [syn: tape, tape recording, taping] -
tapping
n 1: the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane" -
trapping
n 1: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: caparison, trapping, housing] -
wrapping
n 1: the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped [syn: wrapping, wrap, wrapper] 2: an enveloping bandage [syn: swathe, wrapping] -
adapting
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aping
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bootstrapping
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capping
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chapping
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jacking
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raping
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rapping
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recapping
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sapping
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scrapping
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slapping
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snapping
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unwrapping
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yapping
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zapping
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backslapping
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