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flaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of flap

as in flutters

to move or cause to move with a striking motion the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings

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Recent Examples of flaps If your dispenser has a latch that flaps open, make sure there is nothing blocking the flap to keep the pod from releasing and dissolving. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 The robot flaps five to six times a second to maintain flight. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026 To clean your garbage disposal, Lane suggests starting by cleaning the rubber flaps by using dish soap and a brush or an old toothbrush to scrub the rubber flaps that line the disposal. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026 The music is loose and spacious, billowing like fabric that flaps at the slightest breeze. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026 The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 View gallery - 7 images A wooden dragon sculpture that gently flaps its wings has become a crowd-funding hit, but after seeing the traditional handcrafted work that's been put into every single model, making each one unique, the value of such a piece becomes strikingly clear. — New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026 New features like active aero (flaps that open on the front and rear wings) help forge a much closer relationship between the engine and the chassis around it. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Squirrel-like Skwovets and Greedents hoard their berries and jam their cheeks with food as a Fearow flaps its wings overhead. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026

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flutters

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The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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