as in fluttered
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 flapped
Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine.
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Cunha, sitting on the turf, flapped his arms when Mbeumo failed to follow in for a tap-in.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Cunha, sitting on the turf, flapped his arms when Mbeumo failed to follow in for a tap-in.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flapped
fluttered
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In the Lower West Side of Chicago, music blared and green, white and red flags fluttered down the streets of the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood on Saturday as crowds gathered for the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Flapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flapped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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