wing flap

Frequency: 8.020.0 per million words

The wings move up and down.

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Examples (10)

  • The eagle spread its wings and began to flap.
  • With a powerful flap of its wings, the bird took flight.
  • The pigeon's wings flapped rapidly as it tried to escape.
  • You could hear the distinct flap of the bat's leathery wings.
  • The mechanical bird's wings flapped with a whirring sound.
  • The butterfly's delicate wings flapped gently in the breeze.
  • He watched the swan flap its enormous wings before lifting off the water.
  • The sound of the owl's wings flapping in the night was eerie.
  • The child imitated the way the bird's wings flap when it flies.
  • The emergency services were alerted to a plane with damaged wings that had trouble with its flap controls.