flap

Meanings

• any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
  • "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
• an excited state of agitation
  • "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
• the motion made by flapping up and down
• 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
• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
• move noisily
  • "flags flapped in the strong wind"
• 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
• pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

Synonyms

beat, dither, flapping, flaps, flutter, fluttering, fuss, pother, roll, tizzy, undulate, wave