zapping

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

zapping

  1. present participle and gerund of zap

Noun[edit]

zapping (plural zappings)

  1. The act or result of being zapped.
    • 2009 March 28, Linda Diebel, “The case of the deadly stapler”, in Toronto Star[1], archived from the original on 31 March 2009:
      Then the inquiry heard the sound of the multiple Taser zappings, amplified for viewing by Braidwood, witnesses and spectators, including Dziekanski's mother.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zapping m (uncountable)

  1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zapping m (plural zappings)

  1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
    Synonym: zapeo

Usage notes[edit]

The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with facer (facer zapping) or is also zapear.

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English zapping.

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Noun[edit]

zapping m (plural zappings)

  1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθapin/ [ˈθa.pĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsapin/ [ˈsa.pĩn]
  • Rhymes: -apin

Noun[edit]

zapping m (plural zappings)

  1. (Spain) zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing
    Synonym: zapeo

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