Flapping

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Full definition of flapping

Adjective

1. That flaps or flap.flapping sails

Noun

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 and surface as the alveolar flap before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.

Verb

1. Present participle of flap