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/ˈflæpɪŋ/
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ˈflæpɪŋ
형용사
that flaps or flap
용법- not-comparable
- 예문
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flapping sails
명사
An instance where one, or something, flaps.
용법- 가산
- 불가산
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The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping.
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.
용법- 가산
- 불가산
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.
용법- 가산
- 불가산
The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
용법- 불가산
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더 많은 예문 (1)
Greyhound racing had its origins in whippet racing, which was derived in turn from hare coursing. By the early twentieth century, however, a form of dog racing held in 'flapping tracks' was a common pastime in the wastelands near working-class areas of industrial cities.
Flapping is racing which is not licensed by the Jockey Club. […] Anyone found participating in, or even attending, flapping races is liable to be warned off.
더 많은 예문 (1)
Flapping is the arse end of greyhound racing, the lowest of the low. Part sport, part fairground attraction, flapping is the bare-knuckle fighting of dog racing.
명사
the motion made by flapping up and down