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Move with a thrashing motion
Answer for the clue "Move with a thrashing motion ", 8 letters:
flapping
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" [syn: roll , undulate , wave ] move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flapping .] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.] To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope. To move, as something ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
That flaps or flap. n. 1 An instance where one flap#Ver 2 (context phonology English) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic (IPAchar: /t/) and (IPAchar: /d/) surface ...
Usage examples of flapping.
His hands fumbled for the neck of his suit, and he refastened the flapping lip of plastic.
Fortunately every wearer in the selected segment was converging on one location, crossing a huge plaza, crowded with gyrating, swaying cowled figures, their robes flapping around them as they approached the wide deep steps that led up the side of the dead volcano.
They could hear the cat-flap still flapping as they continued studying the diagram.
Blue riders settled to the floor with there beasts and led the couples out of the cavern, the young dragons squealing, crooning, flapping wet wings as they staggered off, encouraged by their newly acquired Weyrmates.
He wore a broad belt that Varian would swear had been part of a lift-belt unit once, from which several large knives and a pouch hung, flapping against the runner's legs.
They spread their wings, flapping them as if to emphasize their remarks, then extended their heads down toward the two humans.
And when Polyon opened his mouth again, she activated the extended tanglefield from the neck wire to keep him from flapping his tongue about any more.
Amos was nearly shouting now, flapping his arms hard against his sides.
The younger ones, and I am blessed by having only one old fart flapping about in dismay over interrupting "creation," see the sense of the process.
Occasionally hidden by the flapping of the banners in the steady breeze over the meadow were the triumphant figures of Admiral Benden and Governor Boll.
The little golden one landed right by the eggs while bronzes, browns, and blues were depositing helplessly flapping fish within the seaweed circle.
Then he saw the thin column of smoke to his right, saw the flapping of a shirt drying on a branch.
S'ligar's Gianarth emerged as if catapulted, flapping his wings and uttering high crackling trills as Arith made his landing.
When the dragon considered himself sufficiently watered, he floundered out, flapping his wings mightily until the breeze brought the shower up the beach to F'nor who protested.
The transparent brown wings unfolded, flapping weakly to dry, and the creature's balance improved.