flapping

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Adjective

flapping (not comparable)

1. That flaps or flap.

   flapping sails

Noun

flapping (countable and uncountable; plural flappings)

1. An instance where one flaps.
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.

Verb

flapping

1. Present participle of flap.

See also

• Wikipedia article on flapping