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  Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
     flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
     1. To beat with a flap; to strike.
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              Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.
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     2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
        wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
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     To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.
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  Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
     flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
     1. To beat with a flap; to strike.
  
              Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.
  
     2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
        wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
  
     To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.

  flap
       n 1: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge;
            hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of
            the envelope"
       2: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
          was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother,
           fuss, tizzy]
       3: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flapping, flutter,
           fluttering]
       4: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
       5: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to
          increase lift or drag [syn: flaps]
       v 1: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
            "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the
            beach" [syn: roll, undulate, wave]
       2: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
       3: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings";
          "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
          [syn: beat]
       4: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were
          flapping" [syn: beat]
       5: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, pother]
       6: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
       [also: flapping, flapped]

  flapping
       n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flutter,
            fluttering]

  flapping
       See flap

  flapping
     a.
     that flaps or flap
     n.
     1 An instance where one flap#Verb.
     2 (lb en phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of
  English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which
  intervocalic (IPAchar: /t/) and (IPAchar: /d/) surface as the alveolar
  flap (IPAchar: /ɾ/) before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as
  "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or
  identically.
     3 (lb en computing telecommunications) The situation where a
  resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available
  and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid
  succession.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
     vb.
     (present participle of en flap nocat=1)

  flapping
     a.
     that flaps or flap
     n.
     1 An instance where one flap#Verb.
     2 (lb en phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of
  English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which
  intervocalic (IPAchar: /t/) and (IPAchar: /d/) surface as the alveolar
  flap (IPAchar: /ɾ/) before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as
  "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or
  identically.
     3 (lb en computing telecommunications) The situation where a
  resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available
  and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid
  succession.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
     vb.
     (present participle of en flap nocat=1)

  flapping
     a.
     that flaps or flap
     n.
     1 An instance where one flap#Verb.
     2 (lb en phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of
  English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which
  intervocalic (IPAchar: /t/) and (IPAchar: /d/) surface as the alveolar
  flap (IPAchar: /ɾ/) before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as
  "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or
  identically.
     3 (lb en computing telecommunications) The situation where a
  resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available
  and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid
  succession.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
     vb.
     (present participle of en flap nocat=1)

  flapping
     a.
     that flaps or flap
     n.
     1 An instance where one flap#Verb.
     2 (lb en phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of
  English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which
  intervocalic (IPAchar: /t/) and (IPAchar: /d/) surface as the alveolar
  flap (IPAchar: /ɾ/) before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as
  "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or
  identically.
     3 (lb en computing telecommunications) The situation where a
  resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available
  and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid
  succession.
     4 (lb en uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
     vb.
     (present participle of en flap nocat=1)

  flapping
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f lap ping)

  flapping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en flap ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb flap)

  Flapping /flˈapɪŋ/
  الخفقان

  flapping /flˈapɪŋ/ 
  mávání

  flapping /flˈapɪŋ/
  flatternd
     Synonym: fluttering
  
   see: flap, flutter, flapped, fluttered, flaps, flutters, flapped, fluttered
  

  flapping /flˈapɪŋ/
  schlabbernd, schlenkernd
   see: flap, flapped
  

  flapping /flˈapɪŋ/
  schlagend, klappernd
   see: flap, flapped, flaps, flapped
  

  
/ˈfɫæpɪŋ/