Of a bird: To move (the wings) forcibly and repeatedly, so that they strike each other, the sides, or the air; to flap. Also figurative.
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > flight > [verb (transitive)] > flap the wings (5) clapc1400 Of a bird: To move (the wings) forcibly and repeatedly, so that they strike each other, the sides, or the air; to flap. Also figurative. hover1605 Of a bird, etc.: To flap or flutter (the wings) so as to maintain itself in the air. Obsolete. flab?1785 transitive. To flap (the wings). flaff1827 transitive. To flap (the wings). waff1834 intransitive. To wave to and fro; to flutter in the wind; also transitive of a bird, to move (the wings) in flight. |
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