Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from side to side.
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Flap
//flæp//
Synonyms for "flap" (477 found)
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Closest matches (96)
beatditheradoaeroplaneagitationairplaneappliqueargumentbagbangbastebatterbeatingbedlambedlam let loosebickerbilgeblainblastbleb
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blisterblobblusterbobberyboilboilingbossbotherbotherationbowboxbrandishbrawlbroilbrouhahabubblebuffetbulbbulgebullabumpbunchburlburstbustbustlebuttoncacophonycahotcascadechaoscharivarichinechirmchurnclamorclangorclapclashclatterclumpcoatcoatingcollopcommotioncondyleconfusionconturbationconvexcoveringcrackcrashcrumpcuffcutdaggledance
Noun(18 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (143)
dangledealdependdindiscomposurediscorddiskdisorderdisputedisquietdisquietudedistressdisturbancedonnybrookdoweldrabbledragdraggledrapedrapery
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droopdrubdrunken brawldustupearebullitionembroilmentexcitementfafffallfanaticismfeery-faryfermentfermentationfeuillefeverfeverishnessfidgetinessfidgetsfilmfitflailflangeflapperflappingflauntflickflickerflipflitflitterfloatflopflourishflowflurryflusterflusterationflustrationflutterflutterationflutterinessflyfoilfoldfomentfomentationfoofarawfracasfree-for-allfrenzyfretfumefurorfurorefuryfussfussinessgallgnarlgo pitapatgutterhammerhandlehanghang downhell broke loosehillhowlhubbubhue and cryhullabaloohumphunchhurly burlyhurly-burlyimbricationinquietudejanglejittersjogjogglejumpinessknobknockknotknurknurllambastelamellalaminalaminated glasslaminated woodlap
Related words (238)
lappetlarruplashlatherleafliplooploploud noiselumpmaelstrommalaisemaulmembranemoilmolemountainnervinessnervositynervousness
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nevusnodnoisenoise and shoutingnubnubbinnubbleoscillateoscillationoutcryoverlapoverlappingoverlayoverlayerpalpitatepalpitationpandemoniumpanepanelpanicpapillomapartspassionpastepatinapatterpeelpegpelliclepeltpendpendantperturbationpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplaitplankplateplatingplyplywoodpommelpotherpoundpuckerpulsepulverizepummelquarrelquiverracketrageraprasherrattlereportrestlessnessrhubarbribridgeringroarroilrollroutrowruckusructionrumblerumpussafety glasssagscramblescumseetheseethingshakesheetshindyshivareeshivershoulderskinslabslamslapslatsledgehammerslicesmacksongspankspasmspinesplatsplutterspurtsputterstatestewstirstorminessstripestudstyleswagswapsweatswingswirlswivettabtabletablettailtalktaptempestuousnessthrashthreshthrobthumpthunderthunderclapthwacktintamarretizzyto doto-dotrailtrepidationtrepiditytubercletuberculetumulttumultuationtumultuousnessturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwittertwitterationundulateuneaseunquietunrestuproarupsetveneerverrucavesiclevibratevortexwaferwagwagglewalewallopwartwavewaverweepweltwhackwhamwhapwhipwhirlwhompwhopwieldwigwagwildnesszealzealousness
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4 entriesmanner of
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1 entriesTranslations
127 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- pant noun (flap of a garment)
Arabic
2 entries- رَفْرَف verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- رَفْرَف verb (to move loosely back and forth)
Bashkir
2 entries- итәк noun (flap of a garment)
- ҡағыу noun (flap of wings etc)
Bulgarian
4 entries- елерон noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- задкрилка noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- капак на джоб noun (flap of a garment)
- крило noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
Esperanto
3 entries- basko noun (flap of a garment)
- klapo noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
- flirti verb (to move loosely back and forth)
Finnish
4 entries- häly noun (upset / stir)
- laippa noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- laskusiiveke noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- läppä noun (flap of a garment)
French
4 entries- battement noun (flap of wings etc)
- pan noun (flap of a garment)
- rabat noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
- volet de bord de fuite noun (concerning an aeroplane)
Galician
3 entries- aba noun (flap of a garment)
- aba noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
- ciringallo noun (flap of a garment)
German
4 entries- Aufregung noun (upset / stir)
- Bremsklappe noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- Flügelschlag noun (flap of wings etc)
- Hautfetzen noun (surgical tissue)
Greek
3 entries- κρημνός noun (surgical tissue)
- μονοπαλλόμενο noun (phonetics)
- τινάζω verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Gujarati
1 entries- ફફડવું noun (flap of wings etc)
Italian
4 entries- ipersostentatore noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- ribalta noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
- battere verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- sbattere verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Kazakh
1 entries- жалғасқанатша noun (concerning an aeroplane)
Latin
1 entries- lacinia noun (flap of a garment)
Macedonian
3 entries- закрилка noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- ма́втање noun (flap of wings etc)
- ма́вта verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Māori
4 entries- heihei noun (upset / stir)
- hopehope noun (a side fin of a ray - also termed a flap)
- tīrepa noun (flap of a garment)
- aroarowhaki verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Old English
3 entries- ġeswing noun (flap of wings etc)
- swingan verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- swingan verb (to move loosely back and forth)
Polish
4 entries- spółgłoska uderzeniowa noun (phonetics)
- machać verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- machnąć verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- trzepotać verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Portuguese
4 entries- aba noun (flap of a garment)
- aba noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
- flape noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- vibrante simples noun (phonetics)
Russian
4 entries- возбужде́ние noun (upset / stir)
- закры́лок noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- лоску́т noun (surgical tissue)
- откидна́я доска́ noun (furniture flap / hinged leaf)
Spanish
4 entries- colgajo noun (surgical tissue)
- flap noun (concerning an aeroplane)
- percusiva noun (phonetics)
- solapa noun (flap of a garment)
Swedish
3 entries- fladdra verb (to move loosely back and forth)
- flaxa verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- flaxa verb (to move loosely back and forth)
Turkish
2 entries- dalgalanmak verb (to move loosely back and forth)
- çırpmak verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Ukrainian
2 entries- маха́ти verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
- помаха́ти verb (to move (something broad and loose) up and down)
Vietnamese
2 entries- vạt noun (flap of a garment)
- vạt áo noun (flap of a garment)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Flap your wings or die.
Source: tatoeba (3280228)
Birds flap their wings to fly.
Source: tatoeba (5921756)
"As they, returning, sport with joyous cry, / and flap their wings and circle in the sky, / e'en so thy vessels and each late-lost crew / safe now and scatheless in the harbour lie, / or, crowding canvas, hold the port in view."
Source: tatoeba (6789055)
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