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flapping

adjective as in blowing

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According to the latest TikTok trend, Californians are known to drop the “t” sound in words in a process called “flapping.”

Another exhibit, the museum’s newest work, “Mariposa” by Oakland-based LED artist Christopher Schardt, features a massive flapping butterfly powered by a swinging bench and illuminated by more than 39,000 full-color LEDs.

What happens to those street-pole banners around the city once they’re done flapping their messages to passersby?

“Even though the orchestra will be performing in semi-darkness, having a foley artist could be intriguing on a visual level. He will be playing the sounds of the bats flapping their wings — the rumbling thunderstorm, and the rain.”

Of course, I’m gonna be flapping my wing going toward what I want — and the other wing has to do what it’s gonna do.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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