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flap
What does flap mean?
flap (verb): to move loosely back and forth.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use flap in a sentence?
- Startled, the wood pigeon flew off, its wings flapping noisily. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The crow slowly flapped its wings. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce flap?
/flæp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flap come from?
From Middle English flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”), related to Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German Low German flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”), Dutch flabberen (“to flit, flap”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to flap
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “flap” mean?
to look fixedly (at something)
Not quite: that's what stare means.
to move loosely back and forth
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perform in order to get a role
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make better or more attractive
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