ALL meanings of flapping
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F f - noun flapping That flaps or flap. 1
- verb without object flapping to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window. 1
- verb without object flapping to move up and down, as wings; flap the wings, or make similar movements. 1
- verb without object flapping to strike a blow with something broad and flexible. 1
- verb without object flapping Slang. to become excited or confused, especially under stress: a seasoned diplomat who doesn't flap easily. 1
- verb with object flapping to move (wings, arms, etc.) up and down. 1
- verb with object flapping to cause to swing or sway loosely, especially with noise. 1
- verb with object flapping to strike with something broad and flat. 1
- verb with object flapping to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily. 1
- verb with object flapping Phonetics. to pronounce (a sound) with articulation resembling that of a flap: The British often flap their r's. 1
- noun flapping something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening: the flap of an envelope; the flap of a pocket. 1
- noun flapping either of the two segments of a book jacket folding under the book's front and back covers. 1
- noun flapping one leaf of a folding door, shutter, or the like. 1
- noun flapping a flapping motion. 1
- noun flapping the noise produced by something that flaps. 1
- noun flapping a blow given with something broad and flat. 1
- noun flapping Slang. a state of nervous excitement, commotion, or disorganization. an emergency situation. scandal; trouble. 1
- noun flapping Surgery. a portion of skin or flesh that is partially separated from the body and may subsequently be transposed by grafting. 1
- noun flapping Aeronautics. a movable surface used for increasing the lift or drag of an airplane. 1
- noun flapping Phonetics. a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge, as in the r -sound in a common British pronunciation of very, or the t -sound in the common American pronunciation of water. a trill. a flipping out of the lower lip from a position of pressure against the upper teeth so as to produce an audible pop, as in emphatic utterances containing f -sounds or v -sounds. 1
- noun flapping Building Trades. Also called backflap hinge, flap hinge. a hinge having a strap or plate for screwing to the face of a door, shutter, or the like. one leaf of a hinge. 1