zapping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzæpɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Verb

zapping

1. present participle and gerund 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^[1], archived from the original on 31 March 2009:

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

French

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.piŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

zapping m (uncountable)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Further reading

• “zapping”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθapin/

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

   Synonym: zapeo

Usage notes

The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with facer (facer zapping) or is also zapear.

Related terms

• zapear

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English zapping.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈza.pĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈza.pĩɡ/

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

Usage notes

• The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with fazer (facer zapping) or is also zapear and zapar.

Related terms

• zapear, zapar

Spanish

Etymology

From the gerund form zapping of English zap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθapin/ [ˈθa.pĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsapin/ [ˈsa.pĩn]
• Rhymes: -apin

Noun

zapping m (plural zappings)

1. (Spain) zapping, channel hopping, channel surfing

   Synonym: zapeo

Usage notes

• The verb form (to channel hop) is formed with hacer (hacer zapping) or is also zapear.

Related terms

• zapear