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flap


flap - noun

  • any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
  • an excited state of agitation
  • 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

    • flap - verb

    • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    • move noisily
    • move with a thrashing motion
    • move with a flapping motion
    • make a fuss; be agitated
    • pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

    flap - thesaurus

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

    Scrabble score for flap

    f is 4 l is 1 a is 1 p is 3
    Scrabble score = 9

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