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Tapping vs Restless - What's the difference?

tapping | restless |

As a noun tapping

is an act of making a light hit or strike against something.

As a verb tapping

is .

As an adjective restless is

not allowing or affording rest.

tapping

English

Noun

(wikipedia tapping) (en noun)
  • An act of making a light hit or strike against something.
  • *1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) Chapter 20
  • *:As he was speaking there was a soft tapping at the door. I went over and opened it...
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 26, author=Alastair Macaulay, title=Leading the Audience Into Flamenco’s Heart, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=She has rapid and powerful footwork, but she doesn’t wow you with any special trills or woodpecker tappings . }}
  • (music) A guitar technique in which the strings are tapped against the fingerboard
  • Verb

    (head)
  • restless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not allowing or affording rest.
  • The night before his wedding was a restless one.
  • Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
  • He was a restless child.
    She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
  • Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
  • A restless ambition.
  • Deprived of rest or sleep.
  • They remained restless , sitting by the window the entire night.

    Derived terms

    * restlessly * restlessness

    Synonyms

    * antsy

    References

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