whapping
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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If she’s happy, and she’s not whapping anyone as she flaps, let her enjoy it to her heart’s content.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2019
The opening program, last month, was a shocker; lulled by Beethoven's Second Symphony, the audience was suddenly jolted by the whapping of wood blocks and the toneless horn-blowing of Yannis Xenakis' Pithoprakta.
From Time Magazine Archive
I took off after him, my helmet whapping against the roof in a painful staccato.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
She’s on her feet, but a bush is whapping back and forth like she just tripped over it.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
He tries the doorknob and I watch it jiggle, feeling my heart whapping against my ribs.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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