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flap

flap

Meaning of flap

living beings birds verb

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EN-UK/ˈflæp/
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flap with Russian translation

flap usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Утка машет крыльями.

The duck flaps its wings.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она наблюдала, как цыплёнок машет крыльями рядом с мамой.

She watched the chick flap beside its mother.

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flap belongs to the topic "Birds". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

flapмахать крыльями
playиграть
oceanокеан
groupгруппа
pairпара
cowкорова
eggяйцо

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Related words worth learning together

beat
general term for moving wings up and down; can imply stronger or rhythmic action
wave
usually used for hands or flags; when applied to wings it emphasizes a waving motion and is less common
hover
to stay in one place in the air (often by rapid wing beats); emphasizes maintaining position rather than just the wing motion
flit
to move quickly and lightly from one place to another; when used for birds suggests quick, fleeting wing movements and movement between spots
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🇬🇧en

general term for moving wings up and down; can imply stronger or rhythmic action

A2Very Often

The swan beat its wings to lift off from the water.

W
🇬🇧en
wave

usually used for hands or flags; when applied to wings it emphasizes a waving motion and is less common

A2Very Often

She waved her hand; you can also say a bird waved its wings in a wide motion (less common).

H
🇬🇧en
hover

to stay in one place in the air (often by rapid wing beats); emphasizes maintaining position rather than just the wing motion

A2Often

The hummingbird hovered over the flower, beating its wings rapidly.

F
🇬🇧en
flit

to move quickly and lightly from one place to another; when used for birds suggests quick, fleeting wing movements and movement between spots

A2Rarely

A kingfisher flitted from branch to branch, wings beating briefly.

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flap meaning: what does it mean?

living beings birds verb

flap pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

flap is pronounced as /ˈflæp/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

flap definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The duck flaps its wings. Translation: Утка машет крыльями.

Is flap part of Birds vocabulary?

Yes, flap can be learned in the Birds topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is flap part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, flap can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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