Synonyms of flap
54 similar words
Another word for flap is to-do. Other synonyms of flap are wing, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang and brouhaha.
Synonyms and similar words for flap
nounA side fin of a ray.
nounA controversy, scandal, stir, or upset.
- adoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
- argy-bargy UKA noisy disagreement, often with some fighting.
- bangarang
- brouhahaA stir; a fuss or uproar.
- bunfight
- bustle
- bust-upAn angry argument.
- chaos
- ferment
- clamourUK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- clatter
- commotion
- disruption
- disturbance
- flutterThe act of fluttering, or multiple acts thereof; the back-and-forth motion of fluttering; a state of fluttering.
- foofarawFuss over something of little importance.
- fracasA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- furor
- fussExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
- hoo-haA fuss, an uproar, a commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
- hoo-hah
- hubbubNoisy confusion; commotion, uproar; (countable) an instance of this; an ado, a commotion.
- hullabalooA clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
- hurly-burlyTo make an uproar or commotion.
- kerfuffleA disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- mayhemOften preceded by to cause or make: great confusion, destruction, disorder, or trouble; chaos, turmoil; (countable) an...
- merry hell
- outcry
- palaverMentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
- pandemonium
- potherA commotion, a tempest.
- quarrel
- riot
- ruckus
- rumpus
- shemozzle
- shindy slang
- splatterdash
- stir
- stooshie ScotlandThe disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding.
- three-ring circus
- to-doA fuss made over something.
- tomfoolery
- troubleViolent or turbulent occurrence or event; unrest, disturbance.
- tumult
- turmoil
- unrest
- uproar
- upstirCommotion; disturbance, tumult.
- bobbery datedA squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.
- hobbleshaw obsoleteUproar, commotion.
- rowdydow archaicHubbub; uproar.
nounA consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard...
- tapA single muscle contraction in vocal organs causing a consonant sound; also, the sound so made.
Meaning of flap
- noun Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- noun A hinged leaf.
- noun A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.
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