flap
verb (used without object)
to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise.
has been flapping
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present perfect progressiveof flap (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Hawk, or at least the various students who have inhabited his bird suit, has been flapping his wings for 56 years.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2011
And he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of late—Lucy’s mother and Arthur’s father, and now....
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
And he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of late, Lucy's mother and Arthur's father, and now… Let me get on with my work.
From Dracula by Bram Stoker
