as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting
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as in to flutter
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings
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Recent Examples of flap
Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
This faux fur trapper hat from Urban Outfitters is seriously soft and fluffy with warm ear flaps.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Outside of First Christian Church in Katy, two massive rainbow flags flap in the wind, framing the church's marquee next to the parking lot's entrance.
—Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The gift card comes in the form of a QR code printed on the inside flap of Hallmark’s card that is used for both loading and redeeming its value.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
This faux fur trapper hat from Urban Outfitters is seriously soft and fluffy with warm ear flaps.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
Green Rolex flags fly on the masts, flapping in the breeze, and even the superyachts in the area are upstaged by the packs of Swans racing against each other, many with billowed black sails, around the area’s stunning waters.
—Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Outside of First Christian Church in Katy, two massive rainbow flags flap in the wind, framing the church's marquee next to the parking lot's entrance.
—Gwen Howerton, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
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But the political world was thrown into a frenzy over the weekend for one poll: the Des Moines Register’s final Iowa poll before the election.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just moments later, the arena lights flickered, sending the Cleveland crowd into a frenzy.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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This is key, as stripers often stun their prey then swing around and gobble up the dead and dying bunker fluttering to the bottom.Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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His hands fluttered above the keyboard in a way that looks very much like someone playing a theremin, the ethereal instrument that’s played by manipulating the invisible electromagnetic fields around a pair of antennas.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
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For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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This guy's been on a two-month rampage of insulting everybody who's not— Leah Feiger: Everyone.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flap. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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