Flapping

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flapping
       n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: {flap}, {flutter},
            {fluttering}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flapping
       See {flap}