flap
/flæp/noun, verb1 syllable
Flap means: an excited state of agitation.
Synonyms for flap24
noun, as in an excited state of agitation
noun, as in the motion made by flapping up and down
noun, as in a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
verb, as in move with a thrashing motion
verb, as in move with a flapping motion
verb, as in make a fuss; be agitated
also used for flap
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What does flap mean?11
noun
an excited state of agitation“he was in a dither”
the motion made by flapping up and down
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely“he wrote on the flap of the envelope”
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion“The curtains undulated”
move with a thrashing motion“The bird flapped its wings”
move with a flapping motion“The bird's wings were flapping”
make a fuss; be agitated
to flutter noisily when moved by the wind“flags flapped in the strong wind”
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with flap?20
Flap in a sentence
- Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from side to side.marcelostockle
- The doctor used forceps to lift the flap of skin.CK
- Ziri's tent was still there but its flap was open.Amastan
- The voiced retroflex flap appears as a phoneme in Bengali.shekitten
- The wind made Adriano's dog's ears flap wildly.Amastan
- Birds flap their wings to fly.youmu
- Bees flap their wings to fly around.Amastan
- When flying, the Andean condor—a majestic bird—does not flap its wings, but soars gracefully.marioo
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Forms of flap
as a noun
- plural
- flaps
as a verb
- past tense
- flapped
- present participle
- flapping
- third-person singular
- flaps
- past participle
- flapped