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flapping
Overview of noun flapping
The noun flapping has 1 sense (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)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flapping
1 sense of flapping
Sense 1
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
=> wave, undulation
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun flapping
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flapping
1 sense of flapping
Sense 1
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
=> wave, undulation
Antonyms of noun flapping
Member Holonyms of noun flapping
Substance Holonyms of noun flapping
Part Holonyms of noun flapping
Member Meronyms of noun flapping
Substance Meronyms of noun flapping
Part Meronyms of noun flapping
Meronyms of noun flapping
Holonyms of noun flapping
Attributes of noun flapping
Derived Forms of noun flapping
1 sense of flapping
Sense 1
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
RELATED TO>(verb) flap#3
=> beat, flap
RELATED TO>(verb) flap#4
=> beat, flap
RELATED TO>(verb) flap#1
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
RELATED TO>(verb) flap#2
=> flap
Domain of noun flapping
Domain Terms of noun flapping
Familiarity of noun flapping
flapping used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun flapping
1 sense of flapping
Sense 1
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
> wave, undulation
=> gravity wave, gravitation wave
=> sine wave
=> oscillation, vibration
=> fluctuation
=> seiche
=> standing wave, stationary wave
=> traveling wave
=> sound wave, acoustic wave
=> wave form, waveform, wave shape
=> shock wave, blast wave
=> pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Meronyms of noun flapping
1 sense of flapping
Holonyms of noun flapping
Grep of noun flapping
flapping
Antonyms of verb flap
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flap
6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
Sense 2
flap
=> beat, pound, thump
=> move
Sense 3
beat, flap
=> move, displace
Sense 4
beat, flap
=> move
Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
=> fuss, niggle, fret
=> worry
Sense 6
flap
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flap
3 of 6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> luff
Sense 3
beat, flap
=> flutter
=> bate
=> clap
Sense 4
beat, flap
=> flail, thresh
=> clap
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flap
6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
Sense 2
flap
=> beat, pound, thump
Sense 3
beat, flap
=> move, displace
Sense 4
beat, flap
=> move
Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
=> fuss, niggle, fret
Sense 6
flap
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
'Cause To' of verb flap
Derived Forms of verb flap
5 of 6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
RELATED TO>(noun) flap#3
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
RELATED TO>(noun) flapping#1
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Sense 2
flap
RELATED TO>(noun) flap#3
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
RELATED TO>(noun) flapping#1
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Sense 3
beat, flap
RELATED TO>(noun) flap#3
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
RELATED TO>(noun) flapping#1
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Sense 4
beat, flap
RELATED TO>(noun) flap#3
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
RELATED TO>(noun) flapping#1
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
RELATED TO>(noun) flap#2
=> dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
Domain of verb flap
Domain Terms of verb flap
Familiarity of verb flap
flap used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb flap
6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
flap
*> Something ----s
Sense 3
beat, flap
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
beat, flap
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 6
flap
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb flap
6 senses of flap
Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 2
flap
> beat, pound, thump
=> pulsate, throb, pulse
=> palpitate, flutter
=> thrash
=> flap
Sense 3
beat, flap
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Sense 4
beat, flap
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
> fuss, niggle, fret
=> scruple
=> dither, flap, pother
Sense 6
flap
> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
=> twang
=> devoice
=> raise
=> lilt
=> palatalize, palatalise
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> mispronounce, misspeka
=> aspirate
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> retroflex
=> subvocalize, subvocalise
=> syllabize, syllabise
=> drawl
=> round, labialize, labialise
=> lisp
=> stress, accent, accentuate
=> vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
=> click
=> trill
=> sibilate
=> flap
=> explode
=> roll
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flap
Sense 3
beat, flap
=> move, displace
Sense 4
beat, flap
=> move
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Sense 1
roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> move
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Sense 2
flap
=> beat, pound, thump
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Sense 5
dither, flap, pother
=> fuss, niggle, fret
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Sense 6
flap
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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Grep of verb flap
flap
flap down
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