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Meanings of flapping in anglès

espanyol
revoloteo

The motion made by flapping up and down.

revoloteo

Phonetic change of -t- and -d- between vowels in some English dialects.

Sinònims
Examples for "fluttering"
Examples for "fluttering"
1
He leaned forward and made a fluttering motion with his right hand.
Shade's children
2
The wind set every loose thing in the cabin bobbing and fluttering.
The Blue Envelope
3
Away it flew, and down fell the bird fluttering in the water.
On the Banks of the Amazon
4
At the first call there was a fluttering in the branches overhead.
John of the Woods
5
But really, it's difficult to imagine Traci Carmichael as a fluttering angel.
The center of everything
1
In time the gull will flap its wings; the airplane never does.
The Thunder Bird
2
There was no difference in flap success or complication rates between groups.
Pubmed
3
However, the size of this traditional flap was limited even after expansion.
Pubmed
4
Porky put the paper in his breast pocket and buttoned the flap.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
5
Gloria held aside the canvas flap; he followed her into the cave.
The Everlasting Whisper
1
There was a flutter in the circle; a new favourite at court.
Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
2
The authorities were in a flutter and there was a general hubbub.
The Wife, and Other Stories
3
Background: Catheter ablation of typical right atrial flutter is now widely performed.
Pubmed
4
His heart was going, too; he could feel its too rapid flutter.
For Love Of Evil
5
Conclusion: Prophylactic PVI reduced new-onset AF in patients with lone atrial flutter.
Pubmed
Usage of flapping in anglès
1
Tonino heard her flapping and crackling among the paper-ifit was paper.
The Magicians of Caprona
2
They use their short wings for balance and support rather than flapping.
Wired
3
Tangle heard the flapping of its wings die away in the distance.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
4
The nestlings went flapping and stumbling through the roots of the heather.
Mary Olivier: a Life
5
I clutched at the flapping ends of the paper and read on:
The Firefly of France
6
Julian Barnes came through the door, his great coat open and flapping.
Secret of the seventh son
7
She could hear again the ripple of the water, the flapping sail.
The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
8
Then I grappled with the flapping curtains and got the windows shut.
The Man with the Clubfoot
9
Nothing was moving except for the French flag flapping in the breeze.
Monster Hunter International
10
My anger had kept me warm even with my coat flapping open.
The Harlequin
11
Over it flaunted a Union Jack, flapping cheerfully in the morning breeze.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
12
He hobbled to his work desk, boot tongues flapping against his shins.
The Burning Dark
13
Patrick went staggering and flapping up the path toward the junked cars.
IT
14
Down the road to Tilbury, silence-andthe slow flapping of large leaves.
Men, Women and Ghosts
15
He heard the keening of their lines, the sound of banners flapping.
A feast for crows
16
They were heavy old women, in worn flapping slippers and uncorseted figures.
The California Birthday Book / Prose and Poetical Selections fro...
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Flapping through the time
Flapping across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common