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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
According to the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, aviation hydraulic systems are used to help control and manage equipment such as brakes, flaps, thrust reversers, flight control and landing gear.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The pouch—or marsupium, from which the group takes its name—is a flap of skin covering the nipples.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
According to the Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, aviation hydraulic systems are used to help control and manage equipment such as brakes, flaps, thrust reversers, flight control and landing gear.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
As is customary for the deaths of first responders, a gigantic American flag flapped from a crane outside the morgue.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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There seemed to be an unwarranted frenzy in the speed at which everything was played, as if music were as much a sport as an artistic pursuit.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Irishman recorded a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Augusta National on Saturday, putting patrons into a frenzy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kick your legs in small up-and-down fluttering motions while keeping your lower back flat and abs tight throughout.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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Video from the scene hours after the fire first erupted showed ash fluttering through the air and burned paper in the yards of homes across the street from the warehouse.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As previously announced, Michelle Mao will play Yara and Kyriana Kratter will play Lev, siblings whose paths cross with Abby at a pivotal moment, as Ellie begins her revenge rampage in Seattle.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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From the first fire to the last, the suspect’s rampage lasted just more than 10 minutes.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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