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midtap

midtap adverb: during the action of tapping.

Adverb

midtap (not comparable)

  1. During the action of tapping.
    • My restless sock feet stopped midtap, on the very floor those gentlemen trod in their calfskin shoes and spats.2009 April 26, Elizabeth Giddens, “The House of Much History”, in New York Times
    • Olivia began to tap her fingers on her glass, but froze midtap. She had an idea.2012, Sienna Mercer, Flying Solo

Origin of midtap

From mid- + tap.

Questions about midtap

What does midtap mean?
Midtap means during the action of tapping.
What part of speech is midtap?
Midtap is an adverb.

Words near midtap in the dictionary

  1. midsystole
  2. midsystolic
  3. Midt-Telemark
  4. midtable
  5. midtale
  6. midtap
  7. midtarsal
  8. midteen
  9. midteens
  10. midtempo
  11. midtempo bass

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