The action of moving (wings) up and down.
The infliction of repeated blows; spec. the action of inflicting blows in punishment; the dashing of waves against the shore; the whipping up of a…
‘The motion of something broad and loose’ (Johnson), as a wing or a fly-flapper; the noise produced by its motion, or by contact with some other…
The waving (of a wing or wings).
A flutter or flapping of the wings; also, a puff, gust.