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flap
[ flap ]
/ flæp /
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verb (used without object), flapped, flap·ping.
verb (used with object), flapped, flap·ping.
noun
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Origin of flap
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English flappe “a blow, slap,” flappen “to hit, slap”; compare Dutch flap, flappen
OTHER WORDS FROM flap
flap·less, adjectiveun·flap·ping, adjectiveWords nearby flap
flannelmouth sucker, Flanner, Flannery, flanning, flanny, flap, flapdoodle, flap door, flapdragon, flaperon, flapjack
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British Dictionary definitions for flap
flap
/ (flæp) /
verb flaps, flapping or flapped
noun
Word Origin for flap
C14: probably of imitative origin
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