strike+gently
31per|cuss — «puhr KUHS», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to tap or strike gently with the finger or a small hammer, as in medical diagnosis or treatment: »He percusses rapidly over a nerve when the pain is dull or grinding, and percusses slowly when the… …
32Tick — Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike… …
33Ticked — Tick Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike… …
34Ticking — Tick Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike… …
35Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church — Coat of arms of the Cardinal Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church during Sede Vacante (the escutcheon and motto are proper to the incumbent) Not to be confused with the post of Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals. The Camerlengo of the… …
36tangent — (adj.) 1590s, meeting at a point without intersecting, from L. tangentem (nom. tangens), prp. of tangere to touch, from PIE root *tag to touch, to handle (Cf. L. tactus touch, Gk. tetagon having seized, O.E. þaccian stroke, strike gently ). First …
37tap — tæp n. light blow, gentle knock, rap; faucet, device which regulates the flow of a liquid through a pipe; stopper, plug; removal of bodily fluid (Medicine); connection in an electrical circuit; wiretap; tool which cuts an internal screw thread v …
38tapped — tæp n. light blow, gentle knock, rap; faucet, device which regulates the flow of a liquid through a pipe; stopper, plug; removal of bodily fluid (Medicine); connection in an electrical circuit; wiretap; tool which cuts an internal screw thread v …
39tapping — tæp n. light blow, gentle knock, rap; faucet, device which regulates the flow of a liquid through a pipe; stopper, plug; removal of bodily fluid (Medicine); connection in an electrical circuit; wiretap; tool which cuts an internal screw thread v …
40taps — tæp n. light blow, gentle knock, rap; faucet, device which regulates the flow of a liquid through a pipe; stopper, plug; removal of bodily fluid (Medicine); connection in an electrical circuit; wiretap; tool which cuts an internal screw thread v …
