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flap

noun as in winged or extended part of an object

verb as in flutter

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Elegant terns cried and circled in the distance, and pelicans flew from the ocean to the lagoon, so close overhead sometimes I could hear the flapping of their heavy wings.

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The menu includes tabletop grills piled high with grilled short ribs, flap meat, sausage, beef sweetbreads, black sausage, and other deliciousness.

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It has to have a little flap in the back that will hold all my documents.

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They proceed to open a flap where the comedian emerges, from the cushioned interior of his own creation.

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Being very careful not to touch it, my husband moved the squeaking critter to a dog-free zone, in the hopes it would just flap away.

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

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