HyperDic: flapping

English > 1 sense of the word *flapping*:
NOUN	event	flapping, flap, flutter, fluttering	the motion made by flapping up and down

flapping > pronunciation
Sounds	flae'pihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *flapping*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	The motion made by flapping up and down.
Synonyms	flap, flutter, fluttering
Broader	wave, undulation	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Spanish	agitación, aleteo, revoloteo, revuelo
Verbs	flap	move noisily
	flap	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
	flap	move with a flapping motion
	flap	move with a thrashing motion