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“Rapping” or “Wrapping”

rapping / wrapping are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rapping r·AE·p·ih·ng

  • verbstrike sharply.
  • verbperform rap music.
  • verbtalk volubly.

wrapping r·AE·p·ih·ng

  • nounthe covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped.
Usage

Examples in context

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“rapping”

  • …Eso walk down the street rapping the song, gradually gaining a…
  • …focus on a career in rapping.
  • Minaj's "eccentric rapping style" was praised in the…
  • …who performs the song "The Rapping Song".
  • …octane dance tunes and fiery rapping".
  • College and battle rapping
  • …produce sound and vibration by rapping their larger claws against the
  • Corey Parker – rapping
  • He began rapping at just 8 years old…
  • …performance, audience impact, delivery, and rapping style depending on judge's perspective.

“wrapping”

  • …clothing, describing style as "the wrapping paper of my life".
  • …written from right to left, wrapping the central scene in a…
  • …table where live cables started wrapping around him similarly to the…
  • …facade, with a single-story porch wrapping across the front and around…
  • …its design lent itself to wrapping, Bird said that it would…
  • …body of the uniform and wrapping around at the waistline.
  • …the film were made by wrapping metal skeletons in chicken wire,…
  • …twist tie is used by wrapping it around the item to…
  • …$30,000 budget in winter 2010, wrapping up principal photography by May.
  • …mold and then gilded by wrapping in thin gold sheets.

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