Synonyms of flaps

flaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of flap

as in flutters

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

• flutters
• flops
• waves
• whips
• flicks
• swings
• flails
• bangs
• sways
• knocks
• pounds
• beats
• thumps
• flickers
• smacks
• flits
• fans
• oscillates
• batters
• throbs
• undulates
• pulses
• spanks
• buffets
• palpitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaps

If your dispenser has a latch that flaps open, make sure there is nothing blocking the flap to keep the pod from releasing and dissolving. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026

The robot flaps five to six times a second to maintain flight. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026

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, 6 July 2026

The music is loose and spacious, billowing like fabric that flaps at the slightest breeze. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

View gallery - 7 images A wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes strikingly clear. — New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026

New features like active aero (flaps that open on the front and rear wings) help forge a much closer relationship between the engine and the chassis around it. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026

Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026