Textual thesaurus for "flap"

(noun) flaps

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

(noun) flutter, fluttering, flapping

the motion made by flapping up and down

(noun) fuss, tizzy, dither, pother

an excited state of agitation

he was in a dither; there was a terrible flap about the theft

(verb) dither, pother

make a fuss; be agitated

(verb) undulate, roll, wave

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

The curtains undulated; the waves rolled towards the beach

(verb) beat

move with a flapping motion

The bird's wings were flapping

(verb) beat

move with a thrashing motion

The bird flapped its wings; The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky