to flap (to flutter) its wings
1flap — [flap] n. [ME flappe < the v.] 1. anything flat and broad that is attached at one end and hangs loose or covers an opening [the flap of a pocket] 2. the motion or slapping sound of a swinging flap [the flap of an awning] 3. Archaic a blow with …
2flap — [[t]flæ̱p[/t]] flaps, flapping, flapped 1) V ERG If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side. Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line... [V n] They would flap bath… …
3flutter — 1. verb 1) butterflies fluttered around Syn: flit, hover, flitter, dance 2) a tern was fluttering its wings Syn: flap, move up and down, beat, quiver, agitate, vibrate, whiffle 3) …
4flutter — verb 1) butterflies fluttered around Syn: flit, hover, dance 2) a tern was fluttering its wings Syn: flap, beat, quiver, agitate, vibrate 3) she fluttered her eyelashes …
5flutter — 1. verb a) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. flags fluttering in the wind b) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without …
6flap — 1. verb 1) the mallards flapped their wings Syn: beat, flutter, agitate, vibrate, wag, thrash, flail 2) the flag flapped in the breeze Syn: flutter, wave, fly, blow …
7flap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flappe Date: 14th century 1. a stroke with something broad ; slap 2. obsolete something broad and flat used for striking 3. something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or… …
8bate — bate1 /bayt/, v., bated, bating. v.t. 1. to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm. 2. to lessen or diminish; abate: setbacks that bated his hopes. v.i. 3. to diminish or subside; abate. 4. with bated breath, with breath drawn in or… …
9List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, pre-1950 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …
10Lockheed P-38 Lightning — P 38 redirects here. For other uses, see P 38 (disambiguation). P 38 Lightning P 38H 5 LO, AAF Ser. No. 4 …
