as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting
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as in to flutter
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings
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Recent Examples of flap
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Evie Long Bifold Wallet with Chain Keep all your essentials safe in this long wallet, which has a front flap with a snap closure, six credit card slots, and multiple interior pockets.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
International flags flapped in the wind at both the start and end as a reminder of the year’s theme: Around The World in 13.1 miles.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Three-dimensional X-rays show that the flaps could open and close, likely to trap other insects.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Evie Long Bifold Wallet with Chain Keep all your essentials safe in this long wallet, which has a front flap with a snap closure, six credit card slots, and multiple interior pockets.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rainbow flags flap in the breeze in Postos 8 and 9, which draw a generally mixed LGBTQ+ crowd.
—Jd Shadel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
International flags flapped in the wind at both the start and end as a reminder of the year’s theme: Around The World in 13.1 miles.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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That frenzy of scoring, together with rapid player movement via free agency and trades, has ushered the NBA into its parity era.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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None of them has experienced the frenzy that is the Derby crowd.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Verb
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His shot from just beyond the left circle deflected off Toronto defenseman Morgan Rielly before fluttering past goaltender Joseph Woll and into the net.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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The red and yellow of Vietnam’s national flag was everywhere in the city — fluttering from buildings, painted on the faces of eager teenagers and on the T-shirts of those who had traveled to the city from all over the country.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Authorities in North Carolina on April 28 were investigating a shooting rampage on the campus of Elizabeth City State University that left one person dead and six injured.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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The change in position underscores the hardened perspective toward the agency under the Trump administration following allegations by Israel that some of the agency staff was involved in the Hamas rampage.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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