flapped

Example Sentences

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As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

As the crowd bounced, Cocker flapped across the stage like a washing line in a stiff breeze, his arms flailing and pointing at random.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

The owl spread his wide, snowy wings and flapped upwards to perch on the edge of his den.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques