Synonyms for flap
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : flap |
| Phonetic Transcription : flæp |
Top 10 synonyms for flap Other synonyms for the word flap
- accessory
- adjunct
- agitate
- agitation
- appendage
- apron
- banging
- beat
- cover
- dither
- drop
- flash
- fluster
- flutter
- fly
- fold
- hanging
- lapel
- lather
- lobe
- lop
- lug
- overlap
- panic
- pendant
- pendulosity
- ply
- pother
- queue
- shake
- skirt
- state
- stew
- strip
- sweat
- swing
- swish
- tab
- tag
- tail
- thresh
- tippet
- tizzy
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- wag
- wave
Définition of flap
Origin :- mid-14c., flappe "a blow, slap," probably imitative of the sound of striking. Meaning "something that hangs down" is first recorded 1520s. Sense of "motion or noise like a bird's wing" is 1774; meaning "disturbance, noisy tumult" is 1916, British slang.
- noun winged or extended part of an object
- noun commotion
- verb flutter
- A five, a four and the main,' shouted the big man, with a voice like the flap of a sail.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Oh, I wish you could have seen him flap his wings with delight.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 » by Various
- Then he let down the flap, and examined the empty pigeon-holes and dusty panelling.
- Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
- I put gun and maps in the right pocket; food in that flap behind you.
- Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
- The two men then advanced, while one threw open the flap of the tent.
- Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby
- He led the way into the tent, raising the flap for Jimmie and his captor to pass.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
- The tent was just as they had left it, and Meg cautiously unbuttoned the flap.
- Extract from : « Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm » by Mabel C. Hawley
- Because you feel that you must get up high enough to flap your wings.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- Then she walked to the front of the tent, opened the flap, and looked out.
- Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
Antonyms for flap
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