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 Definitions for flapping: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
1. To beat with a flap; to strike.
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Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.
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2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
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To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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flap
n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge;
hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of
the envelope"
2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother,
fuss, tizzy]
3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flapping, flutter,
fluttering]
4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to
increase lift or drag [syn: flaps]
v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the
beach" [syn: roll, undulate, wave]
2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings";
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
[syn: beat]
4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were
flapping" [syn: beat]
5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, pother]
6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
[also: flapping, flapped]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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flapping
n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flutter,
fluttering]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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flapping
See flap
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