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
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
There is also a storm flap in the back center of the jacket that provides ventilation and makes the coat a breathable option during days when the temperature fluctuates.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
To clean your garbage disposal, Lane suggests starting by cleaning the rubber flaps by using dish soap and a brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the rubber flaps that line the disposal.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
There is also a storm flap in the back center of the jacket that provides ventilation and makes the coat a breathable option during days when the temperature fluctuates.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
While Manchester United’s Altay Bayindir (6ft 6in) was left flapping at a Declan Rice corner as Riccardo Calafiori nodded home, Raya easily dealt with similar issues later in the game, catching one delivery and punching the other well away from danger.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
To clean your garbage disposal, Lane suggests starting by cleaning the rubber flaps by using dish soap and a brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the rubber flaps that line the disposal.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flap
Noun
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The cult of Costco Even in a world where supermarkets can stir a frenzy, Costco fans border on the obsessive.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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This shortage was exacerbated during the pandemic home-buying frenzy, when historically low mortgage rates triggered a surge in demand all across the country which brought prices up.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sitting at the base of the Rocky Mountains, the village is known for its year-round recreation and ubiquitous aspen trees, which make a stunning (albeit short) shift from fluttering green to bright yellow and orange with hints of red.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Councilwoman Stevens fluttered and snapped a folding fan.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In that mass shooting, BSO deputies waited outside the freshman building as 17 students and faculty members were killed in the Valentine’s Day rampage.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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His profile photo was also an image of the suspect in the 2014 Isla Vista killings, in which a 22-year-old killed six people in a shooting rampage near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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