Whales flap their tails up and down and sharks from side to side.
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Flap
/flæp/
Synonyms for "flap" (427 found)
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adoaeroplaneagitationairplaneappliqueargumentbagbangbastebatterbeatbeatingbedlambedlam let loosebickerbilgeblainblastblebblister
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dependdindiscomposurediscorddiskdisorderdisputedisquietdisquietudedistressdisturbanceditherdonnybrookdoweldrabbledragdraggledrapedraperydroop
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leafliplooploploud noiselumpmaelstrommalaisemaulmembranemoilmolemountainnervinessnervositynervousnessnevusnodnoisenoise and shouting
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Noun(17 words)
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16 entriesCollocations
11 entriesdust jacket flapear flapenvelope flapflag flapsflap aboutflap nervouslyflap wingsflapping noiseskin flapwing flapwingbeat
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Flap your wings or die.
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Birds flap their wings to fly.
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"As they, returning, sport with joyous cry, / and flap their wings and circle in the sky, / e'en so thy vessels and each late-lost crew / safe now and scatheless in the harbour lie, / or, crowding canvas, hold the port in view."
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