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Word: flapping
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Meaning:
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Noun:
- phonology 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 /?/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
- The action of the verb '''to flap'''.
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Verb:
- networking A description of a network interface or device that changes rapidly and repeatedly between online and offline states (compare thrashing).
- flap
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