flap

Example Sentences

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Shrieks and the flapping of a thousand leathery wings as bats in their hundreds, disturbed from their daytime rest, fell from the roof of the cave and wheeled around them, beating at their faces.

From Literature

It darted straight for them, the end of the cloak flapping like a superhero in flight.

From Literature

That stopped the flicking and flapping in no time flat.

From Literature

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

Hers were noisy, and they had dangling shoelaces flapping, unlike his mom's softer steps or his dad's firm, big ones.

From Literature