is flapping
- present progressive of flap (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“Oppenheimer’s tie is flapping all over the place, so you add that,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
A few minutes later, she soars in on Drogon, who appears to be roughly the size of a 747, and is flapping his leathery wings in the sun.
From The New Yorker ● May 30, 2016
Twitter is flapping frantically, but it can’t seem to get off the ground these days.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2016
Now that the dirty laundry is flapping, U.S. officials were cordial Monday.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2015
Emmett doesn’t say those things, and he doesn’t get a chance, because suddenly there is flapping outside Axel’s window.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
