flapped
/flæpt/
flapped is the simple past and past participle of flap.
Meaning of flap
Verb
flap (third-person singular simple present flaps, present participle flapping, simple past and past participle flapped)
- To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
- The crow slowly flapped its wings.
- To move loosely back and forth.
- The flag flapped in the breeze.
- For a goalkeeper to weakly attempt to play a flighted ball with the hands, failing to control it.
- Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber flapped at his first Delap throw but was given a soft free-kick by referee Antony Gautier.2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport
- To pronounce (something) as a flap consonant.
- To be pronounced with a flap consonant.
- To be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
Adjective
flapped (not comparable)
- Fitted with a flap.
Words formed from flapped
Phrases with flapped
Words that rhyme with flapped
Questions about flapped
- What does flapped mean?
- Flapped means fitted with a flap.
- What is flapped the simple past and past participle of?
- Flapped is the simple past and past participle of flap.
- What part of speech is flapped?
- Flapped is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce flapped?
- Flapped is pronounced /flæpt/.
Words near flapped in the dictionary
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