percuss
(verb)
verb
1. strike or tap firmly
- the doctor percussed his chest and back
Definition categories: contact, tap, tip
Sentences with percuss as a verb:
- Solid bodies, if they be very softly percussed, give no sound.
- Falling on the roof of the caravan, the hailstones percussed noisily.
- The doctor percussed his chest to determine whether he had pneumonia.
- Percussing a patient's spleen is best done while he is on his back.