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flapping
noun
(
uncountable
)
The action of the verb
to flap
.
(
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.
(
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 .
verb
(
present participle of, flap
)
adjective
That flaps or flap.
flapping sails
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