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flap

noun as in winged or extended part of an object

verb as in flutter

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Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.

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You can cover external keyholes and add a flap or brush to your letterbox, or hang a door curtain.

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A U.S. flag flapped on a pole just above a Hanwha company flag.

They can be seen running up and down flapping their wings on the ledge – 34 storeys high – while their mother has been flying past with pigeons in her talons.

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In two documented chases, the bats dove for 30 and 176 seconds respectively, flapping harder, tripling their acceleration, and continuously emitting attack calls.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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