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flap
verb (flapped , flapping )
1 tr & intr to wave something up and down, or backwards and forwards He was flapping his arms all over the place .
2 tr & intr said of a bird: to move (the wings) up and down; to fly with pronounced wing movements.
3 intr , colloq (often flap about or around) to get into or be in a panic or flustered state She was always flapping about her work .
noun
1 a broad piece or part of something attached along one edge and hanging loosely, usually as a cover to an opening pocket flaps .
2 an act, sound or impact of flapping.
3 colloq a panic; a flustered state She was always in a flap about her work .
4 a hinged section on an aircraft wing adjusted to control speed.
5 phonetics a sound produced by a rapid single light tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge or uvula as the tip is lowered, eg r in some pronunciations of very .
[14c: probably imitative]
flappable adjective easily perturbed, agitated, irritated, flustered, etc. Opposite of the much commoner unflappable.
flappy adjective .
verb (flapped , flapping )
1 tr & intr to wave something up and down, or backwards and forwards He was flapping his arms all over the place .
2 tr & intr said of a bird: to move (the wings) up and down; to fly with pronounced wing movements.
3 intr , colloq (often flap about or around) to get into or be in a panic or flustered state She was always flapping about her work .
noun
1 a broad piece or part of something attached along one edge and hanging loosely, usually as a cover to an opening pocket flaps .
2 an act, sound or impact of flapping.
3 colloq a panic; a flustered state She was always in a flap about her work .
4 a hinged section on an aircraft wing adjusted to control speed.
5 phonetics a sound produced by a rapid single light tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge or uvula as the tip is lowered, eg r in some pronunciations of very .
[14c: probably imitative]
flappable adjective easily perturbed, agitated, irritated, flustered, etc. Opposite of the much commoner unflappable.
flappy adjective .
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