Flapping Definition

adjective

That flaps or flap.

Flapping sails.
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noun

An instance where one flaps.

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(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.

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verb

Present participle of flap.

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Other Word Forms of Flapping

Noun

Singular:
flapping
Plural:
flappings

Flapping Sentence Examples

  • It's flapping jaws that get people into trouble.

  • No one ever saw a bird in the air flapping its wings towards its tail.

  • Passing near Mount Caucasus, they heard the groans of Prometheus and the flapping of the wings of the eagle which gnawed his liver.

  • The production of flight by the vertical flapping of wings is in some respects the most difficult, but this also has been attempted and achieved.

  • The fear flowed after her, like a black shroud, flapping in the wind.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLA

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With F and Ending With G

Starts With F & Ends With GStarts With FL & Ends With GStarts With F & Ends With NG

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With G