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Flapping

noun
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounAn instance where one flaps.
2.nounA 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.
3.nounThe situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
4.adjectiveThat flaps or flap
"flapping sails"

Synonyms

flutteringflutterfloppingpoundingbeatingflappyaflapflippy-floppyflutingswoopingchatteringslappy

Rhymes With

rappingyappingstrappingwrappingsappingtappinglappingoverlapping
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