Synonyms for flaps
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : flaps |
| Phonetic Transcription : flæps |
Top 10 synonyms for flaps Other synonyms for the word flaps
- accessory
- adjunct
- agitate
- agitation
- appendage
- apron
- banging
- beat
- cover
- dither
- drop
- flash
- fluster
- flutter
- fly
- fold
- hanging
- lapel
- lather
- lobe
- lop
- lug
- overlap
- panic
- pendant
- pendulosity
- ply
- pother
- queue
- shake
- skirt
- state
- stew
- strip
- sweat
- swing
- swish
- tab
- tag
- tail
- thresh
- tippet
- tizzy
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- wag
- wave
Définition of flaps
Origin :- early 14c., "dash about, shake;" later "strike, hit;" see flap (n.). Meaning "to swing loosely" is from 1520s. Related: Flapped; flapping.
- noun winged or extended part of an object
- noun commotion
- verb flutter
- When he flaps his wings or even moves a quill the thunder peals.
- Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
- His six 50's flamed and the recoil set the Thunderbolt back on her flaps.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- “Allow no one to enter, orderly,” he said and closed the flaps.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy » by Florence Partello Stuart
- Flaps his hands in his side-pockets, Winks to all the throng below!
- Extract from : « The Bon Gaultier Ballads » by William Edmonstoune Aytoun
- And with a deep bow, even to the flaps of his saddle, he rode past her.
- Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
- He was holding apart the flaps of his cassock like the tails of a coat.
- Extract from : « Rene Mauperin » by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
- A half dozen flaps carried him abreast of the floating board.
- Extract from : « The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- Praise to the mule, his clothes is mostly strings and flaps.
- Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
- As it was rather warm, they left one of the flaps open to admit the air.
- Extract from : « The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview » by Ralph Bonehill
- The seats of good saddles are generally of pigskin, and the flaps of cow-hide.
- Extract from : « The Horsewoman » by Alice M. Hayes
Antonyms for flaps
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