Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toe-tapping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: toe--tap-ping
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of music: having a pleasing rhythm.

verb

present participle and gerund of toe-tap

Example Sentences

"Questions of bad taste have hung around Dear Evan Hansen since it debuted on Broadway in 2016, though such qualms were mostly drowned out by praise for Platt’s visceral live performance and the catchy Broadway-by-way-of-Christian-rock tunes from wunderkind songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (who are also responsible for the toe-tapping numbers from The Greatest Showman)."

Inflected Forms

more toe-tapping (comparative) most toe-tapping (superlative)

Phrases

toe-tapper

Frequently Paired Words

toe-tapper

Questions

What does toe-tapping mean?: Of music: having a pleasing rhythm.

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