Definition of Flappings. Meaning of Flappings. Synonyms of Flappings

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Definition of Flappings

Flapping
Flap Flap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.] 1. To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope. 2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.

Meaning of Flappings from wikipedia

- § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Flapping or tapping, also known as alveolar flapping, intervocalic flapping, or t-voicing, is a phonological process...
- Look up flap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flap may refer to: Flap (film), a 1970 American film Flap, a boss character in the arcade game Gaiapolis...
- In computer networking and telecommunications, route flapping occurs when a router alternately advertises a destination network via one route then another...
- A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight. Flaps are usually mounted on the wing trailing edges...
- bum flap or butt flap refers in one usage to the rear flap in a union suit, In this usage, it is also sometimes termed as **** flap, evacuation flap, or...
- Krueger flaps, or Krüger flaps, are lift enhancement devices that may be ****ed to the leading edge of an aircraft wing. Unlike slats or droop flaps, the...
- Blown flaps, blown wing or jet flaps are powered aerodynamic high-lift devices used on the wings of certain aircraft to improve their low-speed flight...
- The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
- A UFO flap is a rash of reports of unidentified airborne objects. "Flap", originally a military term to describe a "period of panic or chaos", is used...
- Flap surgery is a technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where tissue with an intact blood supply is lifted from a donor site and moved to a recipient...