English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æpɪ�|-æpɪ�

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. That flaps or flap.

#:flapping sails

Noun
flapping (uncountable)

1. The action of the verb to flap.
2. phonology 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.
3. networking A description of a network interface or device that changes rapidly and repeatedly between online and offline states (confer thrashing).

#:That faulty network card appears to be flapping.

Verb
flapping

1. present participle of|flap

See also
w:flapping|Wikipedia article on flapping

fr:flapping
vi:flapping

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