Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flap
Participle: flapped
Gerund: flapping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flap |
| you | flap |
| he;she;it | flaps |
| we | flap |
| you | flap |
| they | flap |
Perfect
| I | have flapped |
| you | have flapped |
| he;she;it | has flapped |
| we | have flapped |
| you | have flapped |
| they | have flapped |
Past
| I | flapped |
| you | flapped |
| he;she;it | flapped |
| we | flapped |
| you | flapped |
| they | flapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had flapped |
| you | had flapped |
| he;she;it | had flapped |
| we | had flapped |
| you | had flapped |
| they | had flapped |
Future
| I | will flap |
| you | will flap |
| he;she;it | will flap |
| we | will flap |
| you | will flap |
| they | will flap |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flapped |
| you | will have flapped |
| he;she;it | will have flapped |
| we | will have flapped |
| you | will have flapped |
| they | will have flapped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flap |
| you | flap |
| he;she;it | flap |
| we | flap |
| you | flap |
| they | flap |
Perfect
| I | have flapped |
| you | have flapped |
| he;she;it | have flapped |
| we | have flapped |
| you | have flapped |
| they | have flapped |
Imperfect
| I | flapped |
| you | flapped |
| he;she;it | flapped |
| we | flapped |
| you | flapped |
| they | flapped |
Pluperfect
| I | had flapped |
| you | had flapped |
| he;she;it | had flapped |
| we | had flapped |
| you | had flapped |
| they | had flapped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flap |
| you | would flap |
| he;she;it | would flap |
| we | would flap |
| you | would flap |
| they | would flap |
Perfect
| I | would have flapped |
| you | would have flapped |
| he;she;it | would have flapped |
| we | would have flapped |
| you | would have flapped |
| they | would have flapped |
Imperative
| you | flap |
| we | Let's flap |
| you | flap |
Verbs conjugated like 'flap'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flap'
clap,
fap,
flag,
flam,
flat,
flaw,
flay,
flip,
flop,
frap,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to administer a physical blow
- bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, buffet, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
- flutter
- flop, wave, swing, flash, whip, fly
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1320,
flappe "a blow, slap," probably imitative of the sound of striking. Meaning "something that hangs down" is first recorded 1522; the verb meaning "to swing loosely" is from 1529. Sense of "motion or noise like a bird's wing" is 1774; meaning "disturbance, noisy tumult" is 1916, British slang.
Flapjack is pre-1600, using the personal name.
2. From Middle English flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”), related to Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German Low German flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”), Dutch flabberen (“to flit, flap”). Probably ultimately imitative. See: Dutch '
flappen', German, old spelling '
flappen', Dutch '
flabberen'.
Verbs referencing "flap"
Cimbrian flappan.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of buildings, with here and there a spire or steeple, looking down upon the herd below; and here and there, again, a cloud of lazy smoke; and in the foreground a forest of ships ’ masts, cheery with flapping sails and waving flags. Crossing from among them to the opposite shore, were steam ferry-boats laden with people, coaches, horses, waggons, baskets, boxes: crossed and recrossed by other [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] stiffness and constraint, were gone, and they were filled with the most violent energy. In less time than is required to tell it, they had him out again, feet first, with the tails of his coat flapping over his eyes, everything about him hanging the wrong way, and the water streaming off at every thread in his threadbare dress. But the moment they set him upright and found that he was none the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] for it zealously, was much respected for his perseverance, and was regarded even by the unbelievers as a first-rate sailor. Many gloomy looks would be cast upward through the cabin skylights at the flapping sails while dinner was in progress; and some, growing bold in ruefulness, predicted that we should land about the middle of July. There are always on board ship, a Sanguine One, and a Despondent [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] wood fire, that threw uncertain glances round the room. It was a stormy, windy night, such as raises whole squadrons of nondescript noises in rickety old houses. Windows were rattling, shutters flapping, and wind carousing, rumbling, and tumbling down the chimney, and, every once in a while, puffing out smoke and ashes, as if a legion of spirits were coming after them. Legree had been casting up [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[door bangs and creaks] [wind blusters] Could use a woman's touch. [ bird caws, wings flap ]
(Hellboy: The Crooked Man)