zapping
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzæpɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -æpɪŋ
Verb
zapping
- present participle and gerund of zap
Noun
zapping (plural zappings)
- The act or result of being zapped.
- 2009 March 28, Linda Diebel, “The case of the deadly stapler”, in Toronto Star:
- Then the inquiry heard the sound of the multiple Taser zappings, amplified for viewing by Braidwood, witnesses and spectators, including Dziekanski's mother.
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French
Etymology
From the gerund form zapping of English zap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za.piŋ/
- Rhymes: -iŋ
Noun
zapping m (uncountable)
- zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
Further reading
- “zapping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
From the gerund form zapping of English zap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθapin/
Noun
zapping m (plural zappings)
- zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
Usage notes
The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with facer (facer zapping) or is also zapear.
Synonyms
- zapeo
Related terms
- zapear
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English zapping.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈza.pĩ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈza.pĩɡ/
Noun
zapping m (plural zappings)
- zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
Usage notes
- The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with fazer (facer zapping) or is also zapear and zapar.
Related terms
- zapear, zapar
Spanish
Etymology
From the gerund form zapping of English zap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθapin/ [ˈθa.pĩn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsapin/ [ˈsa.pĩn]
- Rhymes: -apin
Noun
zapping m (plural zappings)
- (Spain) zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
- Synonym: zapeo
Usage notes
The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with hacer (hacer zapping) or is also zapear.
Related terms
- zapear