flapping

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Adj

that flaps or flap

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An instance where one flaps.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) 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.
4. (uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.

Verb

present participle and gerund of flap

flap

• Noun
• Verb

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Έννοιες

φτερούγισμα

βλεφαρισμός

Συνώνυμα

flap

fluttering

stroke

sweep

wave

👋

movement

sway

beating

undulating

flutter

swishing

wag

nictitation

clattering noise

moving to and fro

aflutter

palpebration

cracking

dangling

flag

flicking

lashing

leaping

noisily

rattling

striking

Μεταφράσεις

battement

aleteo

دفيف

Schwung

Schwenken

Schwingen

clin d’oeil

schlagend

coup

mouvement

clin

papillonnage

voltigement

tire-d'aile

رفرف

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈflæpɪŋ/