flap
Example Sentences
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He flipped the envelope over and ripped open the flap.
From Literature
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Her shout rang across the water; birds settling for the night flapped into the sky, and the king roared an answer from Sea Lion Point.
From Literature
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"Therefore, getting a cat flap is proving a little bit difficult."
From Barron's
Shrieks and the flapping of a thousand leathery wings as bats in their hundreds, disturbed from their daytime rest, fell from the roof of the cave and wheeled around them, beating at their faces.
From Literature
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It darted straight for them, the end of the cloak flapping like a superhero in flight.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.