adj
Meaning 1
that flaps or flap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- flapping sails
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
flapping
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Pronunciation
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/ˈflæpɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æpɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: F L AE1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An instance where one, or something, flaps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Meaning 5
The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of flap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
the motion made by flapping up and down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flap, flutter, fluttering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wave, undulation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.