Meaning & use
Flapping
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Moving up and down or side to side with a quick, sweeping motion, often making a snapping sound.
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The bird's wings kept flapping as it struggled to take off from the wet ground.
The flag was flapping loudly in the strong wind atop the building.
A note on using this word
Often imitates the sound itself; also used informally in British English to mean panicking, as in 'stop flapping.'
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Words with an opposite meaning
stilling
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