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The correct spelling is flapping.
How to pronounce flapping
noun
IPA: /ˈflæpɪŋ/
Say it like: Fla-ppi-ng
The correct spelling is flapping. An instance where one flaps. For example: "flapping sails"
Usage Examples
“flapping sails”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An instance where one flaps.
- 2.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.
- 3.The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
adjective
- 1.That flaps or flap
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