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any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds the motion made by flapping up and down a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag make a fuss; be agitated move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping" move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" |
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