flapped
Example Sentences
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Bournemouth's David Brooks was holding the arm of Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma, who then flapped at the ball before Tyler Adams scored.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
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
A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
The fuming concoction sent swirls of steam up to the cave ceiling, where bats flapped their wings, clinging upside down from their claws, and pit vipers uncoiled themselves from thick iron hooks.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
