flapped

Example Sentences

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Bournemouth's David Brooks was holding the arm of Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma, who then flapped at the ball before Tyler Adams scored.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Thai flags flapped in the breeze and barbed wire lay scattered in Klong Paeng, another border village on the Thai military trip.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Blackbirds cawed from trees and flapped over block after block of destruction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

There was also the way he sometimes flapped his hands, when he was nervous or excited or thinking about something interesting.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold