Flapping

//ˈflæpɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    that flaps or flap not-comparable

    "flapping sails"

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance where one, or something, flaps. countable, uncountable

    "The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping."

  2. 2
    the motion made by flapping up and down wordnet
  3. 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. countable, uncountable
  4. 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. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds. uncountable

    "Greyhound racing had its origins in whippet racing, which was derived in turn from hare coursing. By the early twentieth century, however, a form of dog racing held in 'flapping tracks' was a common pastime in the wastelands near working-class areas of industrial cities."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flap form-of, gerund, participle, present

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