flapping

Example Sentences

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Little stone circles had been laid as impromptu memorials to the men at the site where they died, a little Palestinian flag flapping above one.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Hemantha's dismissal – he hit his stumps with his bat flapping at Jamie Overton – summed up a poor Sri Lanka batting display, not that England will care.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

While tracking tiny fluctuations around one building—even a butterfly flapping its wings—might seem insignificant, it feeds into a much bigger framework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The exposure was also linked to particular symptoms of autism, including social withdrawal, hyperactivity and repetitive behaviors such as hand flapping and body rocking.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

Just then an old white leghorn hen came sailing out of our henhouse, flapping her wings and cackling her head off.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls