flapping (4 synonym found)

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Definition of flapping:

°That flaps or flap.
"flapping sails"
°The action of the verb to flap.
°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 /?/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
°A description of a network interface or device that changes rapidly and repeatedly between online and offline states (compare thrashing).
"That faulty network card appears to be flapping."
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Definition of flapping:

°That flaps or flap.
"flapping sails"
°The action of the verb to flap.
°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 /?/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
°A description of a network interface or device that changes rapidly and repeatedly between online and offline states (compare thrashing).
"That faulty network card appears to be flapping."
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