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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)

  1. (transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
    • The crow slowly flapped its wings.
  2. (intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
    • The flag flapped in the breeze.
  3. (intransitive) 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
  4. (transitive) To pronounce (something) as a flap consonant.
  5. (intransitive) To be pronounced with a flap consonant.
  6. (intransitive) To be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.

See all 19 meanings of flap

Adjective

flapped (not comparable)

  1. Fitted with a flap.

Words formed from flapped

Phrases with flapped

Words that rhyme with flapped

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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

  1. flapless
  2. flaplike
  3. flapling
  4. flaplings
  5. flappable
  6. flapped
  7. flapped off
  8. flapped one's gums
  9. flapped one's jaw
  10. flapped one's jaws
  11. flapped one's lips

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