flapping
はためく
解説 Definition
flapping は flap（はためく、ぱたぱた動く）の現在分詞・動名詞です。旗や翼などが風や動きで繰り返し揺れる様子を表します。
Flapping is the repeated movement of something such as a flag, loose cloth, or wings rapidly back and forth or up and down, often producing a light beating sound.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 flap「ぱたぱた動く」に -ing を付けた形です。短母音＋子音字で終わるため p を重ねて flapping と書き、/flæp/ から /ˈflæpɪŋ/ になります。強風の中の flag、テント布、鳥の wings が、音を伴って繰り返し大きく動く場面を結び付けて覚えます。
Start with the base verb flap, which suggests repeated broad movement, often with a light beating sound. Add -ing to describe the continuing action, but double the final p because flap ends in a stressed short vowel followed by one consonant: flap becomes flapping. Its pronunciation changes from /flæp/ to /ˈflæpɪŋ/. Picture a flag in strong wind, loose tent cloth at night, or a bird rapidly moving its wings. Unlike fluttering, flapping usually suggests a wider, more forceful repeated movement.
例文
The flag was flapping in the strong wind.
旗が強い風の中ではためいていました。
I heard the tent cloth flapping all night.
テントの布が一晩中はためく音が聞こえました。
The bird stood on the fence, flapping its wings quickly.
その鳥はフェンスに止まり、すばやく翼をぱたぱた動かしていました。
flapping の類義語・関連語
flapping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
flapping は中英語 flap「羽をばたつかせる」からで、語源は羽音をまねた擬音語と考えられます。つまり意味は音と動きがそのまま語になった形で、「ぱたぱた動く」感覚が中心です。関連語は flap, flapper。
Flapping is the present participle and gerund of flap. The final p is doubled before -ing according to the regular spelling rule for a stressed short vowel followed by a single consonant. Flap has been used since Middle English for striking or moving something with a broad, loose motion. It is generally regarded as imitative of the sound made by wings or flexible material moving repeatedly.
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