zapping

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Verb

zapping

1. present participle of zap

Noun

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]:

     Then the inquiry heard the sound of the multiple Taser zappings, amplified for viewing by Braidwood, witnesses and spectators, including Dziekanski's mother.

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French

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.piŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

zapping m (uncountable)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Further reading

• “zapping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθapin/

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• zapeo

Related terms

• zapear

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Portuguese

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English verb zap.

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• zapear, zapar

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Spanish

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθapin/

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. (Spain) zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• zapeo

Related terms

• zapear