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
India Roby, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Even a single flap pet door can let air in and raise your energy bill by 20 percent, says Wortsmith.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
A little way down the bank, a hoatzin flapped awkwardly in dense foliage.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The throwback accessory is equal parts sharp and practical, thanks to its double-strap design, front-flap buckles, and crossbody capability.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Even a single flap pet door can let air in and raise your energy bill by 20 percent, says Wortsmith.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
But Chelsea — and Garnacho — responded again, the Argentina international reducing the arrears again after some Kepa had flapped at a cross.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
A little way down the bank, a hoatzin flapped awkwardly in dense foliage.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flap
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The remarkable volume indicates that institutions were also engaged, likely covering short positions or supplying liquidity to the retail buying frenzy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Here, too, DaCosta’s reconfiguration of Ibsen, by making Hedda Gabler’s former lover (and her husband’s main professional rival) a woman, and by greatly expanding that role, offers Nina Hoss a showcase for intellectual passion and romantic frenzy.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the town promises a simpler life, sipping strong espressos beneath fluttering palm trees.—
Dana Sauchelli,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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Butterflies and hummingbirds flutter about and two turkey vultures—with their six-foot wingspans—soar overhead.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Jan. 2026
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Kibbutz Nir Oz, an Israeli settlement near the Gaza border, had the highest number of casualties in the Hamas attacks, with a quarter of its residents either kidnapped or killed during the Palestinian militant group’s rampage through southern Israel.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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And where there’s no constitutional counterforce, as with the pardon power, there’s just a rampage of corruption.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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