Flap
Flap verb - Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
Move
Move verb - To change the place or position of.
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The planet is home to large, beetle-like insects that occasionally flap their wings and move around, making a sound not all that dissimilar from a facehugger.
Source: Franchise / Alien vs. Predator -
Notably Hunters and Warlocks are given capes and coats respectively that flap around as they move.
Source: No Flow in CGI -
Brawl, Pit can flap his wings in the form of three Double Jumps or activate four seconds of free flight as a special move (both are replenished by landing on the ground).
Source: Wings Do Nothing
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Move and Flap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flap/move
Flap & Move. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flap/move>.
Move or Flap. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flap/move.
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