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  • past tense form of flap.
  • past participle of flap.
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flapped



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A string of miniature national flags flapped in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 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

"Fear is natural," Brahim had told me, looking up at the ridge where tarpaulin flapped at the settlers' lookout post in front of a few caravans and makeshift homes.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

The long-necked waterbirds swam and flapped around us, trying to snatch fish from the net, and the master shooed them away impatiently.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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