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(flap-ping) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. moving up and down quickly and loosely.

Example Sentence

The bird was flapping his wings.

More Example Sentences

She watched the flag flapping in the wind.

Synonyms

fluttering; waving; oscillating

Antonyms

staying still

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Rhymes

  • capping
  • clapping
  • flapping
  • lapping
  • mapping
  • napping
  • rapping
  • sapping
  • scrapping
  • slapping
  • snapping
  • strapping
  • tapping
  • trapping
  • wrapping
  • zapping

  • recapping
  • unwrapping
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