flapping
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflæpɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -æpɪŋ
Adjective
flapping (not comparable)
- that flaps or flap
- flapping sails
Noun
flapping (countable and uncountable, plural flappings)
- An instance where one flaps.
- (phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
- (computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
Verb
flapping
- present participle of flap
See also
flapping on Wikipedia.Wikipedia