Definition of flapping

Overview of noun flapping

The noun flapping has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering

(the motion made by flapping up and down)

Overview of verb flap

The verb flap has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (4) roll, undulate, flap, wave

(move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach")

2. (2) flap

(move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind")

3. (1) beat, flap

(move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky")

4. beat, flap

(move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping")

5. dither, flap, pother

(make a fuss; be agitated)

6. flap

(pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds)