Lindsey Stirling

There are so many things that can go wrong while performing. I've had violin strings break; I've had pants that were slowly falling down, and I'd have to pull them up in between every song; my hairpiece was falling out, so a big chunk of hair was just flapping around as I danced, and I've completely fallen on my butt.

American Musician

John Schneider

Some people treat seeing me as if they just won a car on 'The Price is Right.' The feet get going, and the hands start flapping, and it's really quite amazing. It's a little scary: you can't have more than two or three of them at the same time because someone might get hurt. But it's great fun.

American Actor

Mel Brooks

Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.

American Comedian

Joyce Meyer

There are a lot of 'chicken Christians.' Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

American Author

Jenny Han

When I sold my first middle-grade novel in 2005, it wasn't that common to put an author photo on the back flap, but 24-year-old Korean-American me insisted. I wanted Asian girls to see my face. And more than that, I wanted them to see what is possible.

South Korean Author

Mort Walker

When I introduced a black soldier, Lt. Flap, in 1971, the Stars and Stripes banned the strip. They were having racial problems and thought it would increase the tensions.

American Artist

Scott Stossel

Some people say that in stressful situations I can seem unflappable, and I think that's partly because I'm always kind of internally flapped.

American Journalist

Drew Brees

I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over.

American Athlete

MaryJanice Davidson

I'd go to a bookstore, and I'd flip through flap copy, and I'd think, 'If this gal can get published, I can get published.

William Jennings Bryan

I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.

American Lawyer

The word 'flap' often describes parts that are connected on one side and hang or stick out.

Physical Attachment

A 'flap' is typically flexible and moves with wind or touch.

Easily Moved

In social situations, 'flap' refers to short-lived, often overblown, disturbances.

Temporary Commotion

'Flap' in the sense of trouble usually doesn't indicate a serious or lasting issue.

Not Serious

As a verb, 'flap' implies a back and forth or up and down movement.

Repetitive Action

The verb 'flap' can suggest a certain sound made by the movement.

Sound Implication

'Flap' commonly describes bird and insect wing movements.

Animals and Motions

In aviation, 'flap' refers to a crucial adjustable wing part for controlling aircraft balance.

Technical Usage

Aircraft flaps are used to change the plane's lift and speed, especially during takeoff and landing.

Flight Mechanics

 said if I stay with them I'll get my shots well the most amazing thing happened she did this threat display for a few minutes and then she completely relaxed and I didn't know what was gonna happen next and she left I thought well the show's over and she came back and she had a penguin by the feet and she held it it was flapping and she let it go penguins swam towards me and took off

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 can be up to an inch and a half thick on the elbows and the knees. But behind the ears, it's only about a millimetre, millimetre and a half thick, And the ear is full of blood vessels. So what happens is the blood gets pumped to the ear. They'll flap their ears cool it down. And then that cool blood gets pumped around the rest of the body and helps keeps the elephants cool.

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 This is the monospinner, the world's mechanically simplest controllable flying machine, invented just a few months ago. It has only one moving part, a propeller. It has no flaps, no hinges, no ailerons, no other actuators, no other control surfaces, just a simple propeller. Even though it's mechanically simple,

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 inhabit vastly different worlds. For example, because of its huge size, a sperm whale inhabits the large Reynolds number world. If it flaps its tail once, it can coast ahead for an incredible distance. Meanwhile, sperm live in a low Reynolds number world. If a sperm were to stop flapping its tail,

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 They followed them upriver deep into the jungle to a lagoon that thundered with the sound of flapping fish. The whole village set up camp by the lagoon, bringing barbasco, a poison they would put in the water to stun the fish.

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 the universe is predictably unpredictable take for example the weather analysts at the Weather Channel they have some pretty powerful models that they can use to make predictions but then somewhere a butterfly flaps its

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 the sound of their wings is just phenomenal i actually have to raise my voice to be heard above the sound of these bats wings and there is a wind being driven out from the hole just purely from their flapping wings

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 buffalo so these two young male elephants sort of tried a few mock charges you know trumpeting and flapping their ears and moving towards them and watching this old bull buffalo he'd sort of raise his

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 as the tide retreats it exposes mud flaps sunlight hits the rich silt and tiny plants and animals flourish they're all food for a mudskipper but life on

Top 5 Animal Adaptations...

 as the tide retreats it exposes mud flaps sunlight hits the rich silt and tiny plants and animals flourish there all food for a mudskipper but life on