Flapping

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  • adjective. That flaps or flap.
  • noun. An instance where one flaps.
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. Present participle of flap.
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  • noun. the motion made by flapping up and down
  • cross-reference
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    undulation  wave  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    flap