Definition

Noun: - A purported method of communicating with spirits of the dead: "Table tapping" refers to a practice in which participants claim to receive messages from deceased spirits through a series of coded knocks or raps on a table.

Usage

• "Table tapping" is used as a compound noun to describe the specific activity or phenomenon. It is often discussed in contexts related to spiritualism, séances, or the paranormal.
• It functions as the subject or object in a sentence.

Examples

• The medium suggested they try table tapping to contact the other side.
• Skeptics often attribute the sounds in table tapping to unconscious muscle movements.
• Reports of table tapping were common during the height of the spiritualist movement.

Advanced Usage

• The term is typically used in historical or investigative contexts concerning paranormal claims. It is not used in general, everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Table-turning (n): A similar practice where a table is believed to move or tilt to communicate spirit messages.
• Spirit rapping (n): A broader term for communication via knocks or raps, not necessarily involving a table.

Synonyms

• Spirit rapping
• Table-turning (when movement is involved)

Notes on Meaning

• "Table tapping" specifically denotes the of alleged communication. It does not refer to the spirits themselves, the participants, or the messages, but to the physical act and practice.
• The term carries a connotation of pseudoscience or belief, and its use often implies a discussion of its validity.

Noun

1. alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead