noun
- Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.
- usage: "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
- An excited state of agitation.
- usage: "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
- The motion made by flapping up and down.
- synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering
- A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
- A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
- synonyms: flaps
verb
- Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
- usage: "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
- Move noisily.
- usage: "flags flapped in the strong wind"
- Move with a thrashing motion.
- usage: "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
- synonyms: beat
- Move with a flapping motion.
- usage: "The bird's wings were flapping"
- synonyms: beat
- Make a fuss; be agitated.
- Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds. .
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