/ Thesaurus / F Synonyms of flapping Find synonyms for: Noun1. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering, wave, undulationusage: the motion made by flapping up and downVerb1. roll, undulate, flap, wave, moveusage: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"2. flap, beat, pound, thumpusage: move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"3. beat, flap, move, displaceusage: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"4. beat, flap, moveusage: move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"5. dither, flap, pother, fuss, niggle, fretusage: make a fuss; be agitated6. flap, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, sayusage: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar soundsWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language