zapping

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Verb

zapping

1. present participle of zap

Noun

zapping (plural zappings)

1. The act or result of being zapped.
   • 2009 March 28, Linda Diebel, “The case of the deadly stapler”, in Toronto Star‎:

     Then the inquiry heard the sound of the multiple Taser zappings, amplified for viewing by Braidwood, witnesses and spectators, including Dziekanski's mother.

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.piŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

zapping m (uncountable)

1. channel hopping, channel surfing

Further reading

• “zapping” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθapin/
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. channel hopping, channel surfing

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of the English verb zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθapin/
• Rhymes: -in

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. (Spain) channel hopping, channel surfing