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flapping::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flap, flutter, fluttering |
| Type of | undulation, wave |
| Derivation | flap |
Examples of flapping
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Instead, we are confronted with a flapping, gasping attempt to re-write history.
From the guardian.co.uk
His ears start flapping and his trunk unfurls menacingly before he mock charges.
From the nzherald.co.nz
They're all flying in the same direction but not flapping their wings together.
From the ocregister.com
His enthusiasm soared when he chased down a few birds that were still flapping.
From the kansas.com
The bird was left flapping after the speedy fish darted off and evaded capture.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Forget sandy towels and flapping windbreaks, the beach hut is a home from home.
From the guardian.co.uk
Stumpy legs pumping, jowls a-flapping, Plummer tackles the field with enthusiasm.
From the usatoday.com
Terry was dropping 3-pointers and inciting the crowd with furious arm flapping.
From the nytimes.com
Cars cruised along downtown streets with Hawks flags flapping from their windows.
From the usatoday.com
- Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
- Roll: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
- Dither: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
- Move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
- Beat: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
- The motion made by flapping up and down
- Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced, which means that the aircraft can fly safely at slower speeds (especially during take off and landing). ...
- LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, originally coined from the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software) and PHP/Perl/Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server .
- (Flaps (card game)) FLAPS, originally based on Two Four Jacks or Black Jack, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom and Czech Republic. ...
