flapped

past tense of flap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flapped Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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