The birds fly by flapping their wings.
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Flapping
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
Synonyms for "flapping" (43 found)
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17 entriesactionactuationaerodynamicsbehavior descriptoremotional stateengineering conceptlinguistic featuremechanical movementmotionmovementphonological processphysical propertypropulsion methodqualifierundulationwave
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17 entriesairfoil flap movementalveolar tapchaotic workflowdoor flap actionfabric flutterflag flappingflag flutterflapping wingflutterhasty protocolimprovised approachintervocalic taptail flappingvalve flap motionwing flapwing flapping
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Collocations
13 entriesfabric flutterflag flappingflapping frequencyflapping motionflapping noiseflapping soundflapping wingsrapid flappingsustained flappingwing flapwing flappingwingbeatwingbeat frequency
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15 total sentences available.
About a quarter of a mile from the stables John Straker's overcoat was flapping from a furze-bush. Immediately beyond there was a bowl-shaped depression in the moor, and at the bottom of this was found the dead body of the unfortunate trainer.
Source: tatoeba (6957572)
If the wind happened to catch her long silvery veil and any one saw it, they only thought it was a swan flapping its wings.
Source: tatoeba (7741182)
The giraffe was flapping its ears.
Source: tatoeba (8546782)
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