Synonyms of flapping

flapping 1 of 2

verb

present participle of flap

as in fluttering

to move or cause to move with a striking motion

the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fluttering
• waving
• whipping
• flailing
• swinging
• flopping
• flicking
• swaying
• banging
• knocking
• beating
• pounding
• flickering
• flitting
• smacking
• thumping
• battering
• oscillating
• fanning
• throbbing
• buffeting
• undulating
• pulsing
• spanking
• palpitating

flapping

2 of 2

noun

as in waving

Related Words

• waving
• flailing
• twitching
• writhing
• fiddling
• squirming
• wriggling
• fidgeting
• locomotion
• mobility
• motility
• squirm
• migration
• motion
• shifting
• relocation
• dislocation
• stirring
• movement
• motivity
• move
• shift
• stir

Dissimilar Words

• immobility
• inertia
• motionlessness
• stop
• cessation
• stillness
• termination
• expiration
• halt
• ending
• pause
• finish
• shutdown
• stoppage
• lapse
• discontinuance
• inertness
• shutoff
• surcease