flap
verb (used without object)
to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise.
have flapped
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present perfectof flap.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In research published on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists used a robotic dinosaur and terrified grasshoppers to argue that small feathered dinosaurs might have flapped early wings to flush out insect prey.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Against both Tottenham and Chelsea, they could easily have flapped in frantic, frenetic style, but instead were able to increase intensity without sacrificing control, which brought them the goals that they needed.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2019
So with wings beating and body steadily advancing, like some great kite or bird of prey, we have flapped our way northward.
From With Rimington by L. March Phillipps
A bat might have flapped her wings in his face without disturbing him.
From Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind by Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh
If he had dared he would have flapped his big ears, but that was not allowed.
From The Story of a Stuffed Elephant by Laura Lee Hope
