flap flap
- noun
- /flæp flæp/
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batir
- The bird’s sudden flap flap startled the quiet forest.
Examples
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I heard the flap flap of the bird's wings.
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We heard a gentle flap flap as the heron took flight from the riverbank.
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The only sound in the cavern was the persistent flap flap of bat wings overhead.
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The flap flap of the seagulls filled the air.
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The children laughed at the flap flap of the birds as they took off from the pond.
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As I walked through the forest, I heard the flap flap of a butterfly's wings nearby.
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You could hear the flap flap of the duck's wings as it landed on the water.
Synonyms
23
2.0
A quick up and down movement, often made by wings
11
2.7
A quick, light repeated movement, like wings or leaves
2
1.0
A repeated up-and-down movement of wings, flags, or sails
1
3.7
The movement of a bird's or insect's wings as they fly
1
3.0
A quick, light movement up and down by wings or leaves
A regular beat that a heart or rain makes
Antonyms
How Fast
3
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the repeated sound or action made by flapping wings' is directly and transparently derived from the noun 'flap' repeated; reduplication signals repetition and often onomatopoeic sound. This compositional and cross-linguistically common pattern makes the phrase immediately inferable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent word.
Etymology
Flap flap: The noun flap flap comes from the small sound wings make when they move quickly. People copy that noise as flap flap, so the phrase means 'the repeated sound or action made by flapping wings'.