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flapping

UK
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
US
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
flapping around

Traduzioni

flappinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
US
/ˈflæpɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that moves or beats up and down or back and forth.
The flapping sails cracked in the strong breeze.
Les voiles battantes claquaient dans la forte brise.
Sinonimi
alarmed
panicky
flustered
agitated
trembling
quivering
fanning
flouncing
flittering
oscillating
vibrating
waving
beating
fluttering
flappingnoun
flappings
pl
The flapping of the bird's wings could be heard as it took off into the sky.
Le battement des ailes de l'oiseau s'entendait tandis qu'il s'envolait dans le ciel.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
claquementPour un bruit produit par un mouvement rapide d'aller-retour.
tapEn phonétique.
Sinonimi
fluttering
quivering
beating
swaying
waving
flapverb

flapping

Gerund

flapped
Past Simple
flapped
Past Participle
flapping
Gerund
UK
/flæp/
US
/flæp/
battreSe dit surtout des ailes, des bras ou d'un objet souple qui se meuvent rapidement.
The bird began to flap its wings rapidly as it prepared to take off.
L'oiseau a commencé à battre rapidement des ailes avant de décoller.
s'affolerParler d'une personne qui se met à s'agiter ou à paniquer.
He started to flap when he realized he was going to be late for the meeting.
Il a commencé à s'affoler quand il a compris qu'il allait être en retard à la réunion.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
agiterEn agitant un tissu ou un objet souple dans l'air.
Sinonimi
flutter
move
wave
flail
swing
beat
brandish

Definizioni

flappinggerund / present participle
Moving or beating up and down or back and forth.
The flapping sails cracked in the strong breeze.
flappingnoun
The act or motion of something moving up and down or back and forth, typically referring to wings or a similar structure.
The flapping of the bird's wings could be heard as it took off into the sky.
A sound or noise made by something moving quickly back and forth.
The flapping of the flag in the strong wind was loud enough to be heard from a distance.
In phonetics, a process in which the English /t/ or /d/ between vowels is realized as an alveolar tap.
Flapping turns the /t/ sound in "water" into a quick tap in many American accents.
flapverb
To move up and down or back and forth with a quick motion.
The bird began to flap its wings rapidly as it prepared to take off.
To wave something, especially a piece of cloth, in the air.
She flapped the towel to get rid of the sand before packing it away.
To become agitated or excited.
He started to flap when he realized he was going to be late for the meeting.
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