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tapping one's toes

tapping one's toes is the present participle and gerund of tap one's toes.

Meaning of tap one's toes

Verb

tap one's toes (third-person singular simple present taps one's toes, present participle tapping one's toes, simple past and past participle tapped one's toes)

  1. To lightly strike the floor with one's toes, usually in time to music or a rhythm.

Questions about tapping one's toes

What is tapping one's toes the present participle and gerund of?
Tapping one's toes is the present participle and gerund of tap one's toes.

Words near tapping one's toes in the dictionary

  1. tapping
  2. tapping in
  3. tapping into
  4. tapping off
  5. tapping on
  6. tapping one's toes
  7. tapping out
  8. tapping the admiral
  9. tapping up
  10. tappingly
  11. tappings

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