flap
verb (used without object)
to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise.
are flapping
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present progressiveof flap.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Floridians are flapping over what should be the state bird.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
But at the same time, lilacs are blooming and birds are flapping around in the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
"When I get in my kit and I've got my bag on and all my flags are flapping about in the wind, that's when the challenge begins."
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2022
When the red flags are flapping in hurricane-force winds, it doesn’t matter how much you love someone.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
When he had got to the top, he pushed the sack into the pigeon-house, and when the pigeons fluttered about, he said, "Hark how glad the angels are, and how they are flapping their wings!"
From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt
