| 单词 | flapping |
| 例句 | His aviator's helmet again flapping over his ears, Otis Amber danced up to his soup-kitchen companion, flung his arms around the taut body, and squeezed her tightly. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s flapping his arms in his bright yellow raincoat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A moment later, the geese began flapping and honking and making their way into the air. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Seagulls were flying over the ocean’s surface together crying out their seagull cries and flapping their wings every few seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Sometimes they flap their wings quickly, and other times they fly without flapping at all. They spread their wings and soar on the wind.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Emmett doesn’t say those things, and he doesn’t get a chance, because suddenly there is flapping outside Axel’s window. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If I let go I’d fall, but I’d have a precious moment to reach for the flapping reins or try to yank my calf from the stirrup. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At the last moment they scooped the wind with them, flapping them vigorously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, as soon as I carried it outside I heard a raucous sound, looked up, and there were two big crows flapping overhead. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We picked our way down to the beach, where what seemed to be an entire civilization of birds were flapping and screeching and fishing in tide pools. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They were so loud and crazy with their cawing and flapping, he knew what it meant to be surrounded by a murder of crows. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I walked fast through the kitchen and out into the back garden, my hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt finally get up from that wall vent, drag herself on in the kitchen, flapping a Chow-Chow Chinese Restaurant fan. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “And the sooner you quit flapping at the mouth, the sooner we can get out there.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Panic made my mouth start flapping: “Troy took my friend’s laptop. He grabbed me first. I just defended myself.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The way his arms were flapping, he might have been mistaken for another bird. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My arms loose and flapping in the wind, I pretend that I am a dragon flying high above the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had thought for an instant that the miracle was going to be repeated with her daughter, because she had been bothered by a sudden flapping of wings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was something vacuous and stupid about it, flapping out there in the middle of nowhere, something empty, banal, brutish. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Between the echoing blasts of fireworks, I discerned a flapping sound like the unfurling of membranous wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The three dogs made their way through the throng of people and pets, past bunches of balloons and flapping banners. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Until her sister returned, Omakayas ran from one end of the field to the other, shouting, flapping her dad’s old shirt or clacking the sticks. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A bird hanging on a grass stem released a happy trill, and Sigurd whipped around completely, bear cloak flapping behind him, as he strode toward them. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The sound of flapping wings echoed from the elephant’s open mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Tree-ear shouted, flapping his arms in frustration like a giant bird. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He billowed out again in the direction of the music, the shower shoes flapping loudly against the soles of his huge feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Lannister riders were milling about uncertainly near the water, crimson and silver banners flapping in the wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The flapping of enormous wings echoed across the black water: The dragon had drunk its fill and risen into the air. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I must not have buttoned my coat; it's flapping wildly behind me as I pedal. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He recalled Darlene’s dripping hair ribbon, flapping against her face as they walked back in silence in the rain. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped up with my hand flapping and only just made it through the doors before they closed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my flapping hand on her soft, bony shoulder. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Dauntless was wallowing in the waves, her sails flapping uncertainly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He turned around to find a filthy gray bird flapping around on the pavement at his feet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Troy had a cocky I-know-something-you-don’t-know look on his face and then he started flapping his arms like wings and making an eek-eek noise. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z As soon as they were in it, dogs were barking and an old woman was running toward them flapping her hands at them, as though they were hens she could shoo away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I watch as they walk down the block, the fabric plates on Kavita’s dinosaur bag flapping in the breeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The Frog rode without moving on the still water, the sails flapping slowly in the breeze. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry began flapping his arms and swooping in circles, being a bird. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The tent was dark, its silken walls flapping like wings when the wind gusted outside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jungle fever they call it, flapping their jaws and making the whole thing sound stupid. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Silhouetted against the golden moon, and growing larger every moment, was a large, strangely lopsided creature, and it was flapping in Harry’s direction. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As they stepped out into the yard, the wind filled Jon’s cloak and sent it flapping against her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her blue coat flies behind her, flapping in the cold, running, running away from me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Glass broke in three windows and a tile slid off the roof, and then a maidservant ran out, terrified, her clucking hen of a daemon flapping after her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He tried flapping them a few times, but he still was not strong enough to lift off. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And he has been flapping those grim wings to some purpose of late—Lucy’s mother and Arthur’s father, and now.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And the aged lord, without a word, shambled silently away, his old velvet shoes flapping and off at his heels, coughing as he went. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Epler fluttered in her stall, her tiny black eyes looking this way and that, her chins flapping as she spoke. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Together the four of them walked over to Nike, who was still writhing and flapping her wings in the net like a golden chicken. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He said, “Right. Flying elephants. Big flapping ears. Doing yo-yo’s with their trunks.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘My very bones are chilled,’ said Gimli, flapping his arms and stamping his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Before me is the butterfly, flapping its blue wings through the current. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Celia paced the length of the bathroom like an upset hen, her open trench coat flapping behind her like a large wing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They flitted around, their wings flapping against the wiry walls, cheeping their blue heads off. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z After while, we on a long, bumpy road with pasture on both sides, cows flapping at the flies with they tails. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It circled round and round the peach, flapping its great wings slowly in the moonlight and staring at the travelers. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Concentration became difficult, but something in the back of his mind told him that flapping was bad. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred kids—only Hillari Kimble stayed behind—turned and raced down eight tennis courts, pastel skirts flapping like stampeding flamingos. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The toys wound up with a bronze key and waddled on stiff legs, tin ears flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He felt the wet jeans flapping about his ankles. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It used to feel like a butterfly flapping or big bubbles popping in there. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In class she was always flapping her hand in the air, asking questions, though the question often had nothing to do with the subject. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A gray skull sat on his neck, its jaws flapping, laughing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Thick wind filled my mouth and throat, flapping my cheeks and drying my tongue. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As she hung flapping uselessly, Matthias called down, “Make up your mind! My paws are getting tired. This lead’s beginning to slip.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She turned away as Angeline caught each struggling, flapping bird and broke its neck with one quick, strong twist. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A gust of wind sent wet leaves flapping round them like a flock of dead birds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Too late for that. So you might as well keep flapping those gums.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Luwin was hopelessly untidy, but his clutter of books and scrolls and bottles was as familiar and comforting to Bran as his bald spot and the flapping sleeves of his loose grey robes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was all over the sidewalk, swerving and yanking every which way, the plastic bag handles flapping in the wind like white flags. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In the sky, little Harold suddenly appeared, frantically flapping his wings like a fuzzy butterfly. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Half the Merchant Council was down there flapping and squawking, trying to figure out what to do.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The wind blew gently, oh so gently, flapping his coat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I spin around, push through the flapping doors, and walk into the hall. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Lourdes took advantage of their confinement to tell Felicia how the shriveled tin peddler, who rattled by with his trolley at noon, abducted children to caves with flapping bats that nested in human hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For two hours I listen to giggling and flapping as they entertain themselves with the skittish creatures. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then, there she was, cruising out of the cloud, flapping toward them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Sandals flapping, Matthias dashed out into the grounds, nearly colliding with the Abbot and Constance, who, like everyone else, were heading for the gatehouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The rooster hopped into the air, flapping his wings and sending feathers everywhere. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I got there, I heard the flapping of leathery wings. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Tom heard a horse’s clattering hoofs and he saw a small boy, elbows flapping, urging a tired horse toward the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She liked the look of her long dark hair flying out behind her, her long legs in their black socks, and her flapping red jacket. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I know because she keeps flapping her eyes at me and smiling so I can see where the lipstick got on her teeth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel terrible watching the butterfly on the ground, flapping its wings and not going anywhere. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Too late, from the corner of my eye I saw the dog charge, his ears flapping, thrilled with the prospect of a new game of fetch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z All four were merrily flapping their arms, giving each other high and low fives. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The silk covers her hair, wrapping about her neck, and flapping in the back like a shawl. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t!” cried Winnie, leaping to her feet and flapping her arms. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Claire could see that it looked, indeed, like a head, and that from a distance the entire mommet would seem a frightening, flapping creature. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z More shrieking birds swept in, descending into the lower branches, then flapping up again to higher perches in a cyclone of distress. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A wind began to come up, flapping and gusting at the canvas of the tents and the flags, and a cold rain spat down on them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The jib rose slowly and hung flapping at its stay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled against the water, flapping my arms to break to the surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z News from three days before was flapping through the streets like it didn’t know it was old, like it was trying to be news again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Behind her followed the other two enchantresses, also in flapping night robes, their hair unbound and falling about their shoulders in a mass of snarls and tangles. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She lets her chickens just run here, there, and everywhere, so they escaped their fateful death by flapping up into the treetops. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea gulls come flapping in to sit on the cannery roofs to await the day of refuse. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The plastic flags were flapping in the artificial wind while Muzak came out of heaven. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’ll flex for us kids, and the eagle looks like it’s flapping its wings. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The blanket he’d nailed to the inside of the living room window was flapping. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But the panic is stirring inside me, a big black moth of scaredness flapping around inside my chest that can’t get out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z There are lots of redbrick buildings, and a funny red tower, with red flapping oars at the top. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On the ceiling, moths fling themselves at the dull gray light tubes running the length of the corridor and I hear the papery flapping of their wings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My stomach felt as if a hundred frantic butterflies were flapping their wings inside me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t take off those cloud slippers,” said Boo, flapping beside them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were also noises coming from beneath me, from the water, sudden flapping sounds and swishing sounds that were over and done with in an instant. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the maester's ravens joined the feast as well, flapping down from the rookery on wide black wings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Whenever a pigeon gets too close, I swing my foot in its direction and send it flapping away. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Oh,” said Werfel, flapping his arms, “to think I shall die wearing these stupid doll-print sheets!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “You? No, why? I don’t want any of these teachers flapping around him. But a pal or two, it’ll do him good.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The names kept coming as I walked into the wind, pushing myself up the hill, my suit jacket now a black cape flapping behind me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I holler, my arms flapping up and down like wings. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran back to the building with the magazine flapping in my hand. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther on, he came upon a man striding in the opposite direction, a hooded cloak flapping behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old Clock Watcher shook like a freezing chicken beneath his flapping robe. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She’d picture the Italian flag flapping in the town square, with its stripes and shield. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I folded my arms across my chest to stop my hand flapping and shaking itself out, which is a habit Mr Shepherd says I must lose. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards were talking loudly, but she was too far away to make out the words, especially with the crows gahhling and flapping closer to hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thanks to the relentless din of nylon flapping in the wind, it was impossible to communicate from tent to tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Winky trembled and shook her head frantically, her ears flapping, as Mr. Diggory raised his own wand again and placed it tip to tip with Harry’s. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She heard a few muted laughs and turned back around to see Hussein still skipping and flapping his arms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And with a sound like a flapping of a bird’s wing, the clay figures moved — clearing a path for Minli. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Under the doors of the castle the piercing blasts tortured the flapping rushes of the floors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then Nana shuffled in with her sandals flapping, in her froufrou of starchy petticoats, to announce that a group of men were out in the courtyard unloading a dead man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pain as I have never known, and coldness, and nausea, and the great buzzing over my head flapping like a thousand wings. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a sudden screeching cry, and a great flapping of wings, like wooden clappers. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He started flapping his newspaper at Bruno, trying to sweep him off the table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Head for the hay,” he hollered, flapping his arms as if he could propel Rooster Jim toward the bundles at the back of the smithy. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When they were half-way across the circle they would run the last part, flapping their wings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The raven croaked again and bounced forward, flapping its wings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Amari watched him and remembered how he once had captured a small bird and copied its movements, flapping his arms like wings, telling her, with much laughter, that he intended to learn how to fly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the sidewalk, awkward and humiliated, trouser legs flapping around his ankles, socks falling down. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Men in gray robes rode upon wheeled ladders, seeming to float through the air, scrolls flapping behind them like wings as they rolled from shelf to shelf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His mind filled up with the sounds of flapping sails and squawking seagulls. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The chicken looked up, ruffling her feathers and flapping her wings. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Walking behind the huntress, Ash watched the rise and fall of her shoulders as she moved, her green woolen cloak flapping behind her with each sure-footed step. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a small cage in one hand, and inside were two flapping birds mashed so close together I could hardly tell one from the other. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Elbows out, flapping along in his outsized tennis shoes. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Egg go,” he mumbled, unhinged jaw flapping uselessly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We’re walking back through Ballinacurra.There’s rain and lightning and we run but it’s hard for me with the sole of my shoe flapping and threatening to trip me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The bottom of the sidewall is now flapping free. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But the screen turns out to be in tatters, not even fastened at the bottom, just flapping uselessly in the breeze. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z T. P. lay down in the ditch and I sat down, watching the bones where the buzzards ate Nancy, flapping black and slow and heavy out of the ditch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Wood be- came familiar to her, she became attuned to the sounds it made: the light tread of deer, the rustling leaves, the flapping passage of night owls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured like a street hawker with the tear in his shirt flapping like a tongue. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z That flapping hand commands my execution, but to her it is just crossing off an item from a list of tasks, the only logical progression of the particular path that she is on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Richard Parker turned his head and snapped his mouth, jowls flapping, but the fish was too quick for him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Now they were bearing down on the squad, and the dactyl Magdalys had picked was flapping its wings like it might be about to take off. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Kenny's got his backpack over one shoulder and his jacket's open, flapping. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sort of scratching or flapping at the window, but I did not mind it, and as I remember no more, I suppose I must then have fallen asleep. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This was followed in turn by a flapping sound, the feel of a pair of four-toed feet in his hair, and the deep-throated treble of a familiar voice. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the harsh, vibrating cry of a moor hen echoed through the trees, followed by a flapping of wings and a watery scuttering. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I race back up the lane, trying to keep the letter from flapping in my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But that lonely figure in the ragged flapping shawl — it was easy enough to imagine any sort of mysterious brew in that pot! The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z His cheeks were flapping from the wind blowing against his face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’m on the stoop outside my house flapping my wings and running with my heavy talons and going nowhere. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She reminded him of a young bird flapping her wings, unable to gain the lift needed to take off. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Others, less fortunate, fell directly into the boat, where they started a racket of flapping and flailing and splashing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It responded to every vibration in the hull and every flapping of the sails. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Her kimono came unfastened, flapping about her, dam near naked. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It was playing in the flapping of flags and awnings, in the rumble of distant traffic, the click of heels on the dry paving stones... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As soon as we got inside, Wishbone came leaping toward us, ears flapping and tail wagging. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Before the night shut down she was seen with sails idly flapping as she gently rolled on the undulating swell of the sea, Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Especially when I’m wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked down the fence and saw that it was no hen at all, but a young crow, flapping in the grass, acting most odd. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They were either barefoot or their shoes were literally worn out from walking, the soles flapping, the uppers held on by string. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sails fell lifeless and quiet, flapping morosely. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’ll say no more and go on thinking. But what’s the black sneak got to do with it all? That gobbler with the flapping hands?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the silence of that barren country they fancied that they heard faint sounds behind them, a stone falling, or the imagined step of flapping feet on the rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But instead of also saying “Darling!” and holding out his arms, the Savage retreated in terror, flapping his hands at her as though he were trying to scare away some intruding and dangerous animal. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba lifted his head from the pages flapping in the breeze. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Most of the original Fragment had been destroyed by the fire, the burning pages flapping and frittering away into ash, all their words turned to dust. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I fight the urge to snap each of her flapping fingers in half, but I hold my tongue. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His eyes were pulsating in hectic desperation, flapping like bat’s wings, as the many tall policemen seized him by the arms and legs and lifted him up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Indeed yes, sir,” said Dobby, nodding his head vigorously, ears flapping. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I pointed to a torso of a man, with a jacket flapping over a T-shirt. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, Poppy, Bosh, and Grendel hurtle upstairs and clog the hallway where we are standing, snarfling our hands, flapping their hairy tails at our knees. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place, but there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat on the side of the sofa, on top of my flapping hand. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Wishbone stuck his head out the window, his ears flapping like crazy in the wind, while me and Howard sang Bible school songs. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Something wrapped itself about him, falling at the same speed he was falling, and then there was the loud flapping of leathery wings and everything slowed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Elodin stood perilously near the edge, his master’s robe flapping around him like a dark flag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d wake in the night and hear that cottony flapping coming from the living room. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Like us, some are lucky and ride away in some kind of vehicle; however, many leave on foot, their sandals flapping against the soles of their feet with every step. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The parrot arrives, flapping up from far below, and sits on the cash register. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We found her bobbing in the waves, struggling to keep her head above water, one wing flapping, the other broken looking. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It took a while for the sound of flapping wings to fade, but by the time she reached the duke’s table, she’d forgotten all about it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A huge bony cleaning woman with white hair flapping all over her head came in the morning and the evening to do the heaviest work. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The windows were shaded and the hoods decorated with flapping Gondwannan flags. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It banged down hard, flapping on its hinges. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The woman sighed again and waved them in, the ripped paper of the window flapping with more vigor than her hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Javi dancing like a grounded bird, wings flapping at the air around him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Some insect, maybe a grasshopper or worm, found its way to the center of the chicken run and all the chickens went crazy pecking, flapping, and scratching to get at it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He trotted off rapidly down the corridor with the tails of his plum-colored velvet coat flapping behind him, and the visitors all hurried after him. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Wishbone seemed to love that, racing along beside me with his ears flapping and his tongue hanging out. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Da-A-Fu, Amah, A-Gong, and the villagers saw them and ran out of their stone hut, flapping their ruined sleeves in greeting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Some roofs had clotheslines with white sheets flapping in the summer breeze. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There’s an octopus on the screen with giant ears, translucent, flapping through the water in the cold light of a submersible. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We ran down the road - Rashid, Aunt Gloria, Mum, Dad, Kat and I - with coats flapping, umbrellas blowing inside out, hearts pounding, hopes rising, my hand shaking itself out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z As the flapping grew louder, the sun’s golden glow tarnished into the frail sheen of moonlight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And suddenly they all rose up like ravens frightened from carrion and wheeled away, flapping, silent, in the direction that Serret in her gull-shape had flown. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He was holding the reins loosely, and they were flapping on Specify’s neck. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It rose flapping its wings and disappeared into the clouds, to a send-off of applause, whistlings, handkerchiefs, drumrolls, and the sprinkling of holy water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It pecked at their helmets, twittering and flapping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My mouth was flapping but absolutely nothing was coming out. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The horses pulled away from each other—Tempest thundering in protest, Blackjack flapping his wings. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He ran along the edge of the road beside the bus for a minute or two, his long ears flapping in the breeze. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A huge butterfly flapping its pink and purple wings. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The little bird in my heart stopped flapping its wings. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And there, bounding down the side of the mountain, his scrawny arms flapping, the flag tied around his neck like a cape, was Brangwain Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Circling, tap- dancing, I was underneath them when they landed—doing the “flapping eagle,” “the kangaroo” and the “split.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver stopped short in fear and the crow seemed to dance before him, its great black wings flapping in a horrible commotion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one made a charge, wings flapping, and Farmer turned away. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Barely ten feet away, seagulls strutted around, squawking, flapping their skinny wings, and picking at something in the grass. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But the posters were flapping and twisting around, and the brittle edges of the paper were beginning to split and tear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I let the flapping of wings and the squawking and the pecking and the prodding continue, relaxing one muscle at a time, resigning myself to becoming a pecked carcass. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The air is still and soundless apart from the flapping, neither hot nor cold—not like air at all, but I can still breathe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They soared over us, ranting and raving and angrily flapping their wings. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z With her lips flapping like a flag, she reminds us that the “Community Concerns” meeting is Wednesday night, to discuss a sit-in at the Woolworths lunch counter on Amite Street. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I snapped the latches closed and rushed out of the room, the curtains blowing, flapping over the loaf of fresh bread still sitting on my desk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He came running, his sandals flapping on the concrete floor, but then he said it was all right and not to worry. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z More arai leaped from the black trees, flapping their leathery wings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Their officers barked commands with urgency, the men marched grim faced, swords flapping against their legs, rifles bouncing on their shoulders. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The crescent of weather-beaten bird cages, the rusted chairs left on the back porch, the sound of birds cawing and flapping around—it was all kinda freaking Genie out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was fluttery, like a moth that has hurt itself and is flapping in crooked circles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z That made several heads turn, Malcolm’s among them, and they saw the headmaster coming out, his gown flapping in the wind. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I ripped off my skirt and petticoat and began flapping them like a demented bird in bloomers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then suddenly it was shooting off in a different direction, not flapping, and I looked around, and Henrietta was glaring at it too. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z We hear a tremoring, a rush of flapping wings. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He dramatically whipped from his pelvis the sheet, flapping it open. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...sorry, Hermione.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And her joy would become a restless thing, flapping its wings inside her, as though looking for an opening to fly away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It took to the air, flapping its wings in his face, slowing him, blinding him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At Tyrion's approach they took to the air, squawking and flapping their black wings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Adding swimming and flapping motions would be an obvious activity to add. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Mini held up her hand so that the book with flapping pages showed on the side. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I forgot this,” she said, squeezing behind me and flapping a giant white-and-blue tablecloth over the Ping-Pong table. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Up in the branches of the trees, too, I could see, flapping about, torn plastic sheeting and bits of old carrier bags. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A sudden gust of wind set Edd’s cloak to flapping noisily. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I yelled, flapping my arms, but the horrendous thing quivered with rage. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The wind returned as a whispered threat, cold and damp, brushing over his cheek, flapping the wet sail, swirling and tugging at Moqorro’s scarlet robes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z During the first week of school, I was in the locker room, changing into my gym shorts, when Julius Olsen tucked his hands into his armpits and started flapping his arms like wings. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z There came the sound of a flapping of sail. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Rachel was mad that day she got to flapping her gums because Auntie Aggie had set her to peeling potatoes, a task that she thought was beneath her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Declaration flailed her arms at me, her gloves flapping around her fist. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The penguin jumped up onto a chair and from there onto the edge of the table, flapping his flippers again to recover his balance. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei’s eyes burned with tears, and the wind shrieked as the night darkened the sky, the paper of the window flapping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He saw it first when it jumped in the air, true gold in the last of the sun and bending and flapping wildly in the air. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Major Major barely recognized him because he was wearing a faded maroon corduroy bathrobe with open seams under both arms, linty flannel pajamas, and worn house slippers with one flapping sole. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The canvas tore even further, the tattered material flapping wildly. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman lay there, flapping on her back like a giant overturned tortoise. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Tall glass doors with shattered panes stood open into the garden, torn damask curtains flapping like a loose tongue in the wind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The boys followed me inside and started flapping magazines and towels to clear it out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A pair of wood ducks noticed us and took off, their wings flapping desperately. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z What a way, he thought, his wrinkled lips flapping as he laughed and sputtered: What a glorious way to go.' The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z August is oblivious—red-faced and bellowing, flapping his arms and swinging his cane. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mapper stood on the roof, surrounded by flapping wings, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Trees danced and swayed, dust and leaves rose up around us in boisterous swirls, and our jackets and outerwear took on sudden lives of their own, leaping and flapping about us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We were like odd ruined flagpoles, bent double, with our bright clothes flapping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Curling white snakes with flickering black tongues, birds with coal-colored wings flapping through the thick fog. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Delicately made models of creatures Harry did not recognize, all flapping wings or snapping jaws, hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They began with a giant elephant-ear leaf, like a big triangular apron flapping in the breeze, which was nearly impossible to miss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozer hit Duke’s porch and slid through the flapping doggy door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The shirts were still flapping on the line. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z See the concrete bam where workers live, the small church with tall voodoo drums for calling spirit, the wash flapping, women roasting peanuts, men slapping dominoes, pigs running here and there. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the heat of my front hall, with my teeth clattering together, I watched the lady and her coat flapping out there in the cold wind. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Sit here,” Bridget said as she rose from the toilet lid, flapping her hands before taking her spot in front of the mirror. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He wanted above all, like the old joke, to shove a marshmallow on a stick in the furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z His whole body careened first right, then left; he was like a bony little bird flapping out of control. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The police cars escorting the two game pieces on wheels had flapping Library Olympics flags attached to their bumpers. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Last week a band of antelopes came up to inspect our skivvies flapping in the breeze!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Peach was right behind me, flapping in his gooneybird way and out of breath. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hood and cloak collapsed down nearly to the ground under that fierce blow as if there was nothing in them but wind, and then writhing and flapping stood up again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z White, frothy waves began splashing over the small American flag that was flapping wildly out on the foredeck. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I could smell the clothes flapping, and the smoke blowing across the branch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The white raven screamed and went flapping away to perch on the iron railing of the rookery stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then it rose, and circled, and came down again, this time not quite landing, but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound like flat leather pieces being slapped together. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He lurched sideways, almost crushing the dazed chicken flapping at his feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It made a sound like a paper bird flapping its wings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy contentedly considered hers, her aquamarine lashes flapping calmly in the wind. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Familiar cawed twice, and then we took off, flapping in a giant, gusty circle as we built up speed and climbed higher and higher. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z One eluded our grasp and toppled through the dark, a thing flapping, but too ungainly to fly. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And then I felt that shadow again, and the chickens started to run, and I ran after them, flapping my arms and yelling to keep that hawk away. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z His robe flapping around his spindly legs, Dallben made his way to a huge chest, unlocked it with an ancient key, and raised the lid. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She had one woolen stocking pulled halfway up her arm and was flapping it around with delight. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z People, sleeping, heard his flapping shoe go by and they awakened for a moment. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He untangled the wires of the flapping birds and repainted the chipped toys. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I shuffled out after Dad and Kat and went into the kitchen with my hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The book came flapping like a wounded duck and fell at Jeffrey’s feet. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They hovered above the house in circles, wheeling and crying, flapping their spread wings. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Eat,” the raven said darkly, flapping its black wings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Loud, flapping pieces of cloth, larger than a hut, were attached to the poles by ropes, some of which were thicker than her whole body. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel her three-year-old heart racing against mine, flapping like butterflies on my white uniform. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Juanga does a ridiculous dance that involves shaking his butt and flapping his arms like a chicken. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I scream as they surround me, feathers flapping in my ears, beaks pecking at my shoulders, talons clinging to my clothes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The paper birds hovered over her head—a quiet, rustly flapping. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Whatever, after a hundred ravens had boiled noisily off, one mammoth black beast remained, flapping around hysterically in the smoke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Fury Alecto appeared behind them, hissing and flapping her leathery wings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Who starts walking around in a circle, poking her head in and out, flapping her elbows behind her, and bawk-bawk-bawk-BAKAWKing. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z A beggar shuffled in front of it, then dove out of the way as a dark purple stegosaurus trundled by, nearly trampling him, bags of mail and packages flapping at its flanks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A decal of a hooked, flapping trout was pasted to the rear window. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z ‘There is a ninth theory,’ I said, my hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The Old Bear gave a loud snort, and the raven took flight, flapping in a circle about the room. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She took my hand and rubbed my knuckles, which was a strange thing to do and started my other hand flapping. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When it went through the palm fronds the storm hadn’t ripped away, it made a flapping noise. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long he was flying around the cavern, weaving through the long stone teeth that hung down from the ceiling, even flapping out over the abyss and swooping down into its cold black depths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She heard an unfamiliar noise, and she looked up to see a flock of white birds flying low over the field, their wings making a noise like sheets flapping in a hard breeze. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They ringed upward and upward, wings spread, not flapping, just tipping now and then to keep them going up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She is cute, little Ruby, with her ears flapping like palm leaves, but I am handsome and strong. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Then I caught the patient’s eye and followed it, but could trace nothing as it looked into the moonlit sky except a big bat, which was flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A murder of crows had gathered on one of the trees, cackling and flapping. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When Mr. or Mrs. Pace swooped down flapping parental wings, he was getting precisely what he wanted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The drumbeat grew louder, and the sound of flapping wings floated past my ear on a faint breeze. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A gore-crow came flapping wearily before the approaching night It came, it did not waver, it took the arrow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the flag flapping, and the sun slanting on the broad grass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore steel bracelets on their black arms, and loose, flapping cloths tucked half hazardly around their waists. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I made my way haltingly past the members of the choir with their black robes flapping in the morning breeze, the doctor’s words reverberating around me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The man took his broken shoes in hand and made his way out of the crowd, his cut pants flapping. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s quiet again for a moment, then the flapping of his rippling suit is followed by his giggles again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He gave it a kick that ripped its stomach open, leaving it to die in a pool of guts and feathers, flapping its wings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Holding his large hands up, pumping his knees high, prancing, his great red beard flapping, his two-pointed hat bobbing this way and that, the hat bells jingling, he was like one possessed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A florid woman was flapping a pink feather fan. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A gusty wind was blowing, and it set the bottom of her robe snapping and flapping at her legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Finn beat them off as best as he could, but they tore at her arms and dress, their black tongues flapping and flailing. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The only sounds were the idling engines and the flapping of the flag on the pole. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Hold down the flapping corner of the shingle. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Then there was a flapping, and a wet whistling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The flapping of the oilcloth resembled the rustling of vast wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As she lay there in my arms, and I in hers, the flapping and buffeting came to the window again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Some of the Odom boys chased each other around the room, their ties loose and their shirttails flapping. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So here I am, my hair dancing about like whiskers behind me, and my hands flapping like wings, flying above the world until Pa summons me away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She leapt to her feet and began pacing, hands on hips, dressing gown flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Above in the park I could hear the furious flapping of wings; on my neck, the pressure of eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The fabric awnings rippled in the breeze, producing a sound like the flapping of many wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Campbell was an efficient sort, a portly gentleman who buzzed around the room with his white coat flapping behind him like a cape. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When he whistled, his raven came flapping down to land an his horse's head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “But where?” shrieked Mrs. Salt, flapping her arms. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Under the house, hens cackled softly, while the flapping of wings above sounded like secret applause. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He knows how to keep his tongue from flapping. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “I know! That big ole underwear looked like the national flag of the Land of Big Behinds flapping in the breeze like that.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Get — away — from — there —” Percy said, striding toward them and starting to bustle them along, flapping his arms. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He wore a flapping broad-brimmed traveller’s hat, and under it a handkerchief tied over his head in the manner of a cap: so that he showed no hair. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I could not see it, but I heard the steady wick of its wings, like the flapping of oilcloth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then Loma appeared on the trestle, barring my way, flapping her arms at me like a farm wife trying to keep a goat out of the garden. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A great black bird was flapping and hopping a little way behind the herd. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Laila pictured herself in a refugee camp, a stark field with thousands of sheets of plastic strung to makeshift poles flapping in the cold, stinging wind. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I held her wings to her body as her flapping was noisy to me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He listened as the flapping of wings and chirping of sparrows grew less and less. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And he bought the first shoe she had had in his life not made by a woman, and they were black velvet shoes such as the Old Lord had worn flapping at his heels. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z For suddenly, up out of a wash ahead rose a flurry of flapping wings. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Our squeals of laughter riled up the chickens, and soon they were flapping their wings, shrieking along with us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z By the next morning, she was racing to the creek, her cheeks pink, her little arms flapping beside her like wings. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z After only a few minutes, Salva had to kick off the flapping shreds and continue barefoot. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled as he took off, waving his hat, T-shirt flapping in the wind. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It tore away the plastic tablecloth we’d used as a door and sent it flapping like a bat across the dark graveyard. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z An explosion of caws and shrieks erupted around her as two dozen wings started flapping at the same time. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Archer made the sign for the book, flapping his open palms like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her scarf, a riot of colors, was a tropical bird slowly flapping toward me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a shivery, rustling sound to his left, like the flapping of a paper wing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “You want us to tie it back down?” says Grady, pointing at the flapping sidewall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In a mad rush, Sumac came flapping down and landed in front of me, raising a small cloud of dust. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The heavy flapping of the curtains being whipped in the wind, or perhaps the rustling of many wings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The white canopy ballooned on the night wind, flapping softly, tied by a thousand green ribbons to the birds. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he reached in and grabbed a flapping bird by one leg and flipped it upside down. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The horde of arai wailed, flapping their leathery wings and stirring up clouds of blackness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The birds spot us and start ostrich-stepping into the wind, wings flapping, legs bicycling as they struggle to gain lift. On Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas, the flamingos are many and magnificent Rather than the flapping Jungian panic of The Birds, you have a Freudian, tight, Hamlet-like emotional model. What's wrong with Hitchcock's women 2010-10-21T20:30:00Z From these measurements, archaeologists reckon people using hunting sticks – each about a metre long with a flapping piece of wood attached by connecting thread – were set up about two metres apart. How global warming is aiding ? and frustrating ? archaeologists 2010-09-25T23:35:00Z Braids flying, white suit flapping, and often a smile of pure euphoria on his face, Glover polished off one cool groove after another — setting down a simple rhythmic pattern, working it, working it. In Seattle show, Savion Glover dances at the altar of tap 2012-03-18T06:06:46Z And then, very slowly, he turns full height in the water, his Hawaiian swim shorts flapping, his stomach a perfect, firm dome. The story of one man’s pregnancy: ‘It felt joyous, amazing and brilliant’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The bears roar and the men thunder back, flapping uvulas and arms to chase off the animals. Review: ‘A Walk in the Woods,’ With Robert Redford, Is a Scenic Trek Spoiled 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s innately satisfying to see a bear grab hold of a salmon with its mouth and trundle off into the shallows with the fish still flapping in its jaws. Bear Cam’s Captivating, Unedited Zen 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Macintyre describes him as “a distinctive figure around Whitehall, his arms flapping when animated, hopping along the pavement like a huge, flightless, myopic bird.” Books of The Times: ?Operation Mincemeat? by Ben Macintyre 2010-05-11T21:44:00Z In the film, the flapping of the white cloth is a hasty, dazzling blur, accompanied by Monroe's squeals of embarrassed delight. Elliott Erwitt's law of intended consequences 2011-02-20T00:05:35Z Your weapons are legion—squawking, chasing, flapping; there are no guns in sight—and your antics are set to a soundtrack borrowed from Debussy. The Best Video Games of 2019 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z After significant time and cost, I was delighted to witness the fragile bird chirp once more, his miniature wings flapping rhythmically. Mine: Pop goes the birdie 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z They kept flapping while Welles made his movies, becoming an independent filmmaker before Sundance existed. David Fincher, the Unhappiest Auteur 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z But in the middle of an autumn weekday, the only sound is the flags, one Virginian, one American, flapping in the breeze. How three powerful movies this year took on Virginia’s troubled racial history 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z They looked as though they were about to start flapping and fly away. Fashion Parties With the French President 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z My hands are constantly flapping about, and I have to remind myself to sit on my hands. In "Goodnight Mommy," Naomi Watts is drawn to her character's "terrifying and confusing" behavior 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z So I have a week to tool around Afghanistan, free as a bird flapping in the breeze, and my perspective is not solely limited to that of the military. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z In Los Angeles, two giant works from 1986 stand outside the Downtown YMCA: "Handstand," a depiction of a muscular young man doing just that, and "Olympiade," which shows three female racers in stride, ponytails flapping. Sculptor's creative juices still flowing at 93 2010-12-20T19:16:02Z By flapping their membraned wings, which are molded like airfoils to provide lift. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z Wanderlust’s big crescendo has elderly nudists fleeing a black Escalade and a wrestling match between George and Seth, the first a cheap joke about flapping body parts, the second a who-cares moment. Wanderlust: Nudists and Jennifer Aniston, Though Not in That Order 2012-02-24T15:45:56Z Closer!” he shouted, his hands flapping like the wings of a duck. Patrick McMullan Snaps but Never Bites 2010-03-24T23:40:00Z "There is a better chance of people flapping their arms and flying from Lanai to Maui," he said. APNewsBreak: Steven Tyler Act stalls in Hawaii 2013-03-21T15:23:08Z And as her tongue keeps flapping, she, too, becomes an existential heroine of sorts, a life force that persists even as it shrinks into nothingness. Review: ‘Social Security,’ the Heroic Poetry of Solitude 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Great flapping yards of the white waistcoat are not meant to hang below the jacket. Perspective | Trump’s catastrophic fashion choices in England were not just a sign of bad taste 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z She jumped off the cliff flapping her arms, hoping to fly. Jeff Daniels on The Newsroom, Sorkin's Script and Public Meltdowns 2012-06-20T10:45:45Z The delegates rear up, squawking and flapping and colliding with one another on the steps of the Palais. Cannes 2012 diary: day three 2012-05-18T14:59:42Z The swarm landed on the reflective sand and lifted off again, wings wildly flapping in tandem. For a Seattle writer, trips to the Olympic Peninsula made time to reconnect with outdoors, others 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The first stop was the town of Berhale, little more than a collection of makeshift huts made of flapping canvas and corrugated iron near the highway. Journey to an Ethiopian volcano located in one of the hottest places on Earth 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z There's some awkward, first-date flapping from Jonathan before the beast whips round and obligingly buries its teeth in his bare arm. Meet the incredible Mr Goodwin, daredevil extraordinaire 2013-03-01T14:00:00Z But the show never hits a graceful rhythm; it literally breaks a wing flapping at punchlines. Review | The Almighty is a cutie-pie in ‘An Act of God’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z But the kehua are flapping and I have to tell you that Beverley was adopted in New Zealand after her real father killed her mother when he discovered she was having an affair. Digested read: Kehlua! by Fay Weldon 2010-08-23T21:29:00Z The president himself came under some sartorial scrutiny from MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, who, watching Trump arrive at the White House for tea, observed “his coat open, tie flapping . . . Very informal.” As TV goes, the inauguration was perfunctory and unimpressive, but it had moments 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z They now stand in a blighted landscape of derelict buildings, closed factories, shops and workshops, cleared sites, shuttered abandoned pubs with tattered "for sale" signs flapping in the wind. One in 10 English churches needs urgent repairs 2010-06-30T14:05:00Z Visualize fluttering birds flying about with wings flapping realistically, and more. Review: 'Pulcinella Vendicato' is puppet opera at its magical best 2010-04-27T00:45:00Z Before the fumes, the flapping newspapers and the cacophonous soundtrack of city life: barriers beeping, doors hissing, exhaust fumes sputtering. Cities in summer are like 28 Days Later, magically emptied of people | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The tottering women whom he personified onstage, his body twisted and grotesque, were both forces of nature and fragile creatures with flapping shoes and skewed wigs. Obituaries: Kazuo Ohno, a Founder of Japanese Butoh, Dies at 103 2010-06-02T03:25:00Z There is nothing she won’t do on camera, including flapping her arms while wearing a paper gown in a plastic surgeon’s examining room. | 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?': Picture This: Joan Rivers, Retiring Type? 2011-01-24T23:19:26Z Not least because all that cosmetic enhancement prevents your average star from gamely flapping their gums about juicy showbiz matters in the way they once might have done. Six to watch: Perfect chatshow guests 2012-11-08T16:30:10Z Bernie flags were flapping in a warm and meagre breeze; the grass was a crisp brown. The Gonzo Artists Arrive in Cleveland 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z To Berman, it recalled the sun-bleached laundry flapping on her clothesline by the sea in Tel Aviv, and her tropical wardrobe as a young beauty there. A Tribute to Women Who Reinvent Themselves, in Two Wardrobes at the Met 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z You know those “I feel like Chicken Tonight” commercials where the characters are all flapping their wings? Zach Braff: "There Are No Great Roles in Film, They’re All Dried Up" 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Through the hole comes a sleek, foot-long lake trout, flapping angrily in this strange resistance-less vacuum and hearing the unfamiliar vibrations of human cheering. Ice Fishing Is Fun! 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z He remembers seeing an egret or a crane appear a few minutes after Desdemona's death scene, its long wings flapping slowly into the dusk. Bugs, rain and magic _ Shakespeare in the Park 2012-06-15T16:28:08Z He’s a man on a desperate mission, one that Mr. Fiennes, with a wildly flapping mouth and manic limbs, turns into a raw, indelible portrait of loss. Review: ‘A Bigger Splash,’ With a Speechless Tilda Swinton, Is Ready for Its Close-Up 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Soutine, his thick hair flapping up and down, dances alongside the famous model Kiki amid a wild, gyrating crowd in a scene at the Jockey nightclub. Albert Barnes and his pursuit of non-French art in Paris 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The flapping red and white banner-strips look like the ones on jaunty advertising balloons attached to motorized blower-fans, which beckon wildly at used-car lots or mattress stores. William Pope.L sets the U.S. flag waving at the MOCA/Geffen 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z They can regularly join the action: by duck walking, quacking, flapping, beat boxing, repeating that “I say I can” strategy. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z As Ms. Lacey spoke her fanning grew louder, and I thought I heard the flapping wings of the Owl of Minerva. Dance Review: Jennifer Lacey in ?Gattica? for American Realness - Review 2012-01-15T23:13:51Z The speakers, facing the audience, begin to stir up a commotion, courtesy of Keith O Brien’s sound design; it reverberates like a flock of angry swans and ends with fierce flapping. Dance Review: No Moving to Speak of, but Plenty of Speaking 2010-12-17T22:40:02Z Issey Miyake's collection was born, so say the program notes, of "vibrantly colored images of birds alighting...and flapping their wings." Dior hemlines rise and designers use color, black 2012-09-28T20:38:10Z It’s full of starts and stops until, to the sound of flapping wings, they rush decisively offstage. Review: Delayed by the Pandemic, Pilobolus Celebrates Its 50th 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z And to anyone watching her house tour, its imposing grayness is tantamount to a flapping red flag several stories high. "The Girl Before" confirms the villainy of minimalism 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Catfish is one of the more popular choices, sold by weight and carried flapping and thrashing to your table as proof of freshness before returning as your dinner. 2010-02-03T14:05:00Z That nervous energy carried me through the dark trail for a while and was enough to distract me from the steadily slipping duct tape flapping out of my sneakers. I ran an overnight ultramarathon on blistered, bloody feet 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Strictly has waltzed away with the Saturday night viewing figures this year, leaving that rival karaoke show flapping in its wake. TV highlights 22/12/2012 2012-12-21T10:04:48Z The dogs are running top speed, tongues and ears flapping. The London guide for chocolate lovers 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The first of Hubble’s many technical issues was “a bad case of the jitters”; severe flapping of the solar panels whenever the observatory moved between sunlight and darkness rendered its signature long exposures unusable. Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores the Symbiosis Between War and Astrophysics 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z In “Mercury Half-Life,” his dancers whipped themselves into mini rainstorms of sweat, their red-and-white jackets flapping around them like nets. Trey McIntyre Project bids farewell with final local dance performance A few minutes later, she soars in on Drogon, who appears to be roughly the size of a 747, and is flapping his leathery wings in the sun. “Game of Thrones”: Moving Right Along 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z “I was jumping over stuff and I was thinking, ‘Uh oh, I’m going to get hung up, with these things flapping in the breeze.’ ” On DVD, Better ... Stronger ... Faster 2010-12-10T20:18:00Z Maybe a dozen rows back, someone is flapping a poster board with a brave, hand-Sharpied declaration. When Garth Brooks sings, America still sings along 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z His idea was of an undone dandy; hence, the flapping shirt collar and cuffs and the nice extra detail of a cotton dickey. Fashion Review: Small Gestures, Big Statements: The Men’s Collections in Paris — Fashion Review 2013-01-23T22:29:42Z No, it’s a goofy teenager in a Superman suit, his cape flapping courtesy of a black-clad assistant. Review: Chen Shi-Zheng’s ‘Double It,’ Feats of Derring-Do, With Vignettes 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z None of that ancient, flapping banner you sometimes see outside pubs or chippies, reminding the world that they won the 'best something or other in somewhere' in 2003. Scarborough could sustain a full-scale maritime heritage centre, says report from Hull University 2012-10-03T10:06:45Z The scenes of Clark Kent's Kansas childhood are drenched in Americana, complete with freshly laundered flannels flapping on the clothes line. 'Man of Steel' promises poignancy from Superman 2013-04-17T07:16:04Z When they sent a series of rapid electrical signals to the region, the beetle started flapping its wings and readied itself for takeoff. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z On the shore, flapping in the surf like a beached jellyfish, was a large mound covered in black plastic. Blow up: how half a tonne of cocaine transformed the life of an island 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Those glamorous chorines, with their skyscraper legs flapping away, are a New York institution worth cherishing. Review: ‘New York Spring Spectacular’ Barrels Into Radio City 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The series, which is windswept, watery, and a little batty—the umbrella looks like a spooky, flapping fledermaus—evokes Gorey and the hurricane both. Richard McGuire: The Art of the New Yorker Spot Illustration 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z We encounter him suddenly waking up in that practically dry streambed, with fishes flapping helplessly nearby and a cinderblock tied around his ankle. 'The Leftovers' Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: What if It's No Safer Here? 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z After a day of heat and flapping wet winds, a storm broke and garbage came slithering down the hills like lava. From the archive, 19 August 1969: Grooving on the sounds 2010-08-19T10:27:00Z We allowed services we believed would make our older son’s life easier—like occupational therapy—but resisted the autism label and kept him out of the programs that were full of other silent, flapping children. All my parenting mistakes 2012-06-26T00:00:00Z An elephant, ragged ears flapping, shuffles toward the camera, weighed down by broken tusks. Elephants in Dust 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z She began to run in wide circles around me with her tongue out, lips pushed back, ears flapping in the wind, without an ounce of complaint or fear in her eyes. How dogs rescued me from an eating disorder 2014-02-22T23:00:00Z Beforehand, he said, he felt like he was “really flapping my wings” trying to fly. One Photographer’s Challenge: To Turn King Charles III Into an Icon 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Soon enough, all the brightly colored paper flapping under her wiper blades began to look like something else to O’Neill, who is also an artist. D.C. parking tickets are a scourge. This artist wants to turn them into something beautiful. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z But there was Mr. Gomes, at the start of “Jazzy Five,” flapping away. Dance Review: David Hallberg in ?Kings of Dance: Opus 3? at City Center 2012-02-26T21:12:37Z I half expect to find barnacles on the walls of the Palais and see fish flapping on the hotel steps. Cannes 2010 diary: lost in the Hood 2010-05-12T13:56:00Z Mr. Bradley gave himself fully, slowly flapping his arms, screaming James Brown screams, riding on slow grooves. Critic’s Notebook: I’ll Be Your Mirror Festival at Pier 36 2012-09-24T22:29:50Z A great blue heron seemed surprised to see us when we cruised into the marsh, flapping away in a whoosh of slate-blue wings. This secluded state park on the Chesapeake Bay offers an alternative to summer’s crowds 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Their movements quickened without warning, then quieted, sometimes emulating flapping wings. Dance Review: 'Retrospective Project I': 4 Decades of Eiko & Koma 2010-05-28T22:51:00Z Lying on their backs, flapping their arms and legs as the snowflakes drifted down, they fully and joyfully welcomed the return of winter. Why Snow Casts Such a Spell 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Organ envelops a dusky, flapping timpani-esque kick drum while the bass line lumbers great restraint. Music Monday: The Physics' "Three Piece" EP 2010-05-10T19:11:00Z Why, for example, is that man in the dressing gown flapping like a seal? Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures; Ballo della Regina; La Sylphide – review 2012-05-26T23:05:53Z We’re slowly puttering along for about three hours with the sail silently flapping. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly on ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Step Brothers’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z And despite all that wing flapping, the Texan never actually took flight; his minimalist, poetic lyrics certainly did. Billy Joe Shaver shines during 75th birthday party at the Satellite 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z A soppy, facile look at grief, “The Starling” finds its protagonist coping with the death of her infant daughter — and a marriage that has faltered in its aftermath — with the aid of a flapping metaphor. ‘The Starling’ Review: For the Birds 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z And then there are the flapping, cooing, threatening birds, obviously angling after more than just his lunch. ‘The Pigeoning,’ a Bunraku Play for Grown-ups 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Other inspirations include the Goya self-portrait The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, in which the napping artist is plagued by flapping bats, generally interpreted as a critique of Spanish society as ignorant, insane and corrupt. Jonathan Glazer: 'Nazism took hold like a fever. It's happening again' 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z We never needed to do that, though we did occasionally engage in some awkward kicking and arm flapping in order to get a bit of momentum. Take Me to the (Lazy) River 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The French Revolution, which sends smoke signals flapping and blowing across the English Channel all the way to Bristol, entrances the radical couple. A Novel of the French Revolution, Enacted in British Parlors 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Striding onto screen, great coat flapping, blonde mane flowing, Noren managed to breathe new life into a genre not short of detectives with great instincts but disastrous personal skills. The Bridge: Saga Noren v Sonya Cross 2013-07-23T05:55:00Z Moore stars as Havana Segrand, the fading queen of a debauched Hollywood elite, who barks her orders while enthroned on the toilet, flapping one manicured hand to dispel her own stench. Julianne Moore on Maps to the Stars: 'The longer you live the Hollywood lifestyle, the more empty you become' 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z He was a vigorous performer, sometimes comically so, shaking his head side to side fast enough to make a wall of beard and jowl, or flapping his arms maniacally, as on “Tears of Joy.” Music Review: A Quick Study of Status (Fine Watches Set to Rap) 2011-03-06T22:43:04Z It is hard to imagine a more colorful, bold, and big red flag flapping in the wind, but Karageorge’s parents and uncle continued driving straight in the direction of the cliff’s edge. Toxic masculinity doesn’t just target women: The viciousness and vacuity of modern American manhood is also harmful to the self 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Yet there’s something fundamentally generic about Newt, with his flapping feet and innocuous eccentricities. Review: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Unleashes J.K. Rowling’s Magic on Old New York 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Yet from the first glimpse of his backlit flapping form shadowed against a sheet and struggling to stay airborne, it's almost impossible to believe that he is not a living creature. Fuerzabruta; A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings – review 2013-01-06T00:08:13Z She stalked the circle’s edge, flapping the vulture wings she’d strapped to her arms and staring into the crowd. Witches of America: how I became immersed in a growing movement 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Wrap it round your knuckles, with your hand flat and the two ends flapping at the palm side. How to make the perfect bagels 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z “I stuck it up and went, ‘Bock bock bock bock bock,’ ” she said, puffing her cheeks and flapping her arms. Behind every great D.C. sports mascot, there’s a woman, with a bottle of vodka 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z They do, of course, though they’ll certainly feel the breeze of flying skirts and flapping trousers. London Theater Journal: A 'Carousel' That Really Moves 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z When he ambles on stage for his first UK date in nine years, eyes hidden by a flat cap and black suit flapping about his lean frame, he doesn't do what you might expect. Gil Scott-Heron 2010-04-26T22:30:00Z It’s the time to take stock of critical home issues, such as whether your toilet flappers are flapping properly. Company’s coming: Is your house hospitality-ready? Naturally Shteyngart makes him the butt of most of the farcical humor here, as Sasha spends the novel flapping around in a ridiculous dressing gown and drinking ungodly amounts of alcohol. Locked Down With Friends, Lovers and Rivals, in Gary Shteyngart’s New Novel 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Its female companion, eye opened wide in terror, brakes furiously to avoid a collision, flapping her wings and backpedaling with her feet. ‘Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight’ Alights at the New-York Historical Society 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The gentlemen scooting coolly across our city streets and sidewalks at 15 miles an hour, the wind gently flapping their ties and tousling their hair, are indifferent to your angry glares. The invasion of the scooter bros: A new tribe whizzes past the haters on Washington sidewalks. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Fringe flapping, Jonny Greenwood dashes around all night, playing a sequence of alternative instruments – tambourine, keyboard, laptop, some kind of Theremin and effects pedals. Radiohead – review 2012-10-13T23:06:12Z By managing those behaviors or attempting to get rid of them: to halt the rocking, to squelch the echoing speech, to reduce the flapping. We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and treat it 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Rachel went first, her dress flapping in the wind. Euro crisis? vultures 2012-05-17T15:25:00Z And the sense of movement is just memorable from a sound design perspective: the rapid flapping of a fan seamlessly transforms into the thundering of horse hooves, for example. Review: A gorgeous but distant `Anna Karenina' 2012-11-14T02:16:04Z “You might want to, uh . . . ” he said, gesturing at the flapping cloth. The emperor's cut: A C-section saved my life and my baby’s life 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z First Amendment: Freedom of speech: The Congress shall not make a law That stops us from flapping our jaw. Style Invitational Week 1297: A different type o’ headline contest 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z So he'll just sit there silently flapping his mouth open and shut for 20 seconds instead. The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing 2010-12-03T12:53:00Z The actor floated in from the flies upside-down, his golden kilt flapping. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Making An Entrance 2012-07-05T16:52:58Z Instead, “he skips up and down flapping his arms at recess.” This Is Parenthood — and Not Just the Charming, Photogenic Parts 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Staggering to his feet, he careens around the stage, his feet flapping, arms like the broken branches of a tree. The Old King – review 2013-01-25T17:40:46Z The curtain of Cora's vacant cabin flapping in the breeze and framed by the rough timbers of the slave quarters evokes the paintings of Jacob Lawrence. "The Underground Railroad" attempts to upend viewers’ notions of what it meant to be enslaved 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z But more impressive here are the show's verbal clarity, the fizzy romantic chemistry between adversarial lovers, and some inspired slapstick bits — like the multiple jests arising from a clothesline of flapping white garments. Review: Much to like about outdoor 'Much Ado' 2010-07-16T19:53:00Z The bat kept flapping as the dark closed in. In the Sierra Nevada, an escape to the past 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z “The edge of the cliff! It’s crumbling!” she said, flapping her hands as if to keep herself from tumbling off a precipice. Sharon Olds Sings the Body Electric 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z I am in the drizzle camp, and I’m lucky: Rain erupts all year long, sending the pigeons flapping and the crowds darting under cafe awnings. Seven Places in Europe We Call Home 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z He beautifully captures Curly’s facial contortions and vocalizations — woo-woo-woo — and, as important, the delicate physicality, the fluttering fingers and flapping feet. Movie Review: ?The Three Stooges,? From Peter and Bobby Farrelly 2012-04-12T18:27:53Z Reminiscent of flapping wings, the crown is mirrored in the reflecting pool that encircles the building, creating an exquisite moment of symmetry that offers further proof of Calatrava’s powerfully poetic touch. Rise and Shine 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z The girls and Lafayette are beamed back inside the building, leaving Jason flapping in the breeze. True Blood 4x10: Bloodbath at the Tolerance Festival 2011-08-29T11:30:00Z “He’s never fazed by anything and he’s always prepared. When I am busy flapping, he keeps me in check.” How we met: 'I told him I’d always been taught to keep my pants on' 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Yes, she was quite a sight in her fantastical costume, a mothlike figure with multiple flapping wings. Review: Fresh Talent Fuels ‘The Magic Flute’ at the Met 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z If we heard flapping sounds, that was the bats. Personal Journeys: In Guatemala, a Torturous Drive to a Remote Eden 2012-09-14T16:37:56Z Chloe Lamford's design provides institutional green curtains flapping at the back of the stage, a gym ball parked in one corner and a piano that supplies some desultory notes between scenes. Macbeth; Circle Mirror Transformation; The Paper Architect – review 2013-07-13T23:05:59Z This is a handsome but exceedingly busy production in which every other line, it seems, is annotated with some exaggerated physical flourish: a little dance step, maybe, or a flapping of the arms. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Freedom to Explore in 'The Cherry Orchard' 2011-07-28T16:30:46Z It was as if she had busted a hole through the sound and was now blasting air through it, the tattered canvas flapping and shivering in the wind. A Revolution in Jazz? An Avant-Garde Festival Makes History, but Not Community 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Guido need only chant the spell, “Asa Nisi Masa,” and perform the accompanying gesture: arms crossed in front of the chest, hands flapping. Perspective | Why our art critic can’t get enough of Fellini’s ‘8 1/2,’ and the dream scene that unlocks the secret to all human creativity 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Like, for example, what to do when you are wearing a big, swingy jacket and don’t want it flapping around in the breeze? Bind Me Up; Set Me Free 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z A woman in a spangly backless dress paraded up and down in the front row, although I didn’t see her flapping a paddle. Auction Shows Elizabeth Taylor?s Star Still Shines 2011-12-16T23:29:38Z Fraser is a bundle of energy as we wait, running in circles and flapping. He promised his son Rome. Would it deliver? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z In The Actual World people think dragons are boisterous creatures that have big flapping wings, a long neck and are fire breathing. Your stories: Dragons are not what you expect them to be by Ellathebookworm 2013-01-11T09:00:00Z Bomber jacket flapping behind him, Many Jean took us to the next village. Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Did I really have such extravagantly flared and flapping trousers? Michael Holroyd: writers in front of the camera 2011-08-19T21:55:13Z The show ended with two black dresses, one with flapping black beads. Prada plays with classic clothing cliches to create contemporary looks 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z I shut my laptop and stand at the back window, examining the tree tops for flapping wings, like a predatory cat. ‘No tricks. No mantras. I just want to learn how to do nothing’: my quest to stay still 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Every year Francis or Michael invites Simon to their house for Passover; and every year Simon arrives with his shoelaces flapping, his bus timetables and his smells, and eats all the parsley. The genius who lives downstairs 2011-08-19T22:01:50Z In the final scene, no fire, stabbing, or treason: just a couple thousand ships, sailing from Meereen, three dragons flapping above them, a cloudy sunset, and a chorus of voices singing. “Game of Thrones” Season Finale: Women and Wildfire 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z “I just go like this,” she says, flapping her blue flannel shirt. After “The Jacksonian,” Beth Henley recharges with slapstick “Laugh” 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Just because I'd confess to hundreds of atrocities the second that someone started flapping a copy of St Anger in my face, chances are that the Taliban probably wouldn't. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z In what he calls his “most famous dance,” “To a Hero Slain,” he looks merely wooden and ridiculous, his maroon smock flapping, his comical sword flailing. Review: ‘Paul Swan Is Dead and Gone,’ but First, He’s Dévastaté 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Fortune’s Thin Thread, Catching, Not Releasing A butterfly flapping its wings in Chile is a familiar culprit for all kinds of global havoc, like tornadoes in Texas. Movie Review: ‘360’ With Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law 2012-08-02T22:00:14Z It looks at him, flapping a fin, and he looks at it, losing his marbles. Sunfish vs. Pizza Rat: The Week in Memes 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Todd’s mother appears in flashbacks, a dreamy piano teacher who calls her flapping, rocking youngster “my manzipan,” even after a terrible incident in which he threw a tantrum and kicked her in the face. ‘Best Boy’ review: An unforgettable novel narrated by an adult with autism 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z From this experience, she said, she also realized that a classic arm gesture for flapping wings in “Swan Lake” is backward; now when she performs it she pumps her arms from back to front. DANCE: Choreography With Real Swans 2012-06-03T04:30:53Z What soon becomes clear even from the evidence Lockwood presents is that all of these events had much deeper pre-existing causes and in many cases more immediate triggers than Betsy Ross flapping a flag. The Evil Repercussions of the American Revolution 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The friend who first alerted me to the existence of “Bloom” said the drumming reminded him of “a bunch of flapping binders.” Review | The Necks finally dropped a song worth falling for 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Or, rather Walter, with lips flapping, begins talking to himself — and soon everyone else — through the puppet. | 'The Beaver': Leave It to the Beaver to Do All the Talking 2011-05-06T07:53:01Z Fish hitting people in the face, fish landing in boats, fish flapping between people’s feet in a mess of slime and blood. Can We Patch Up the Natural World We’ve Hurt? 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Meet Psyche, who raises a beaker toward Jupiter’s eagle flapping its wings above the vessel. Exhibition Review: 17th Century Art: The Landscape Comes of Age 2011-06-03T12:00:43Z But she held her course, even through what Mr. Horvath called “varsity-level wind,” which sent her skirt flapping like a second sail. Ann Dowd Sails Around New York Harbor 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z And after the fuzzy chick grows large enough that its parents must both fish to feed it, it reacts to being left alone by flapping and squawking: a toddler’s tantrum. Around Town for Children for Aug. 2-8 2013-08-01T22:28:16Z Whole skirt pieces were placed flapping down in front of the model's bare, uncovered legs, questioning philosophically the whole point of creating clothes to wear. Kim Kardashian stuns at Balmain show at Paris Fashion Week 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Compulsive tail chasers mimic the self-soothing flapping of people on the spectrum, while pets who are terrified by things like puddles of water suggest an autistic person’s seemingly irrational fears. New Self-Help Books for Pet Parents 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The show opened with crisp white looks cut on a semi-sheer base and overlaid with panels of flapping fabric or shaggy silk strands, or sliced to reveal fluorescent shades. Special Report: Fashion: Gabriele Colangelo and Marco de Vincenzo in Milan 2011-09-25T16:48:43Z A stark figure strode across its windswept hilltop, his black frock coat flapping in the breeze as he descended a winding cliff-side staircase, incongruous against the bleak backdrop. Patagonia adventure: a voyage round Cape Horn 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Perched on a mountain ridge, she was smiling with delight at a ferocious golden eagle flapping on her arm. The Eagle Huntress: the teenage Mongolian nomad who's preparing to swoop on the Oscars 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The newest ones use solar energy to propel movement, such as a butterfly's wings flapping over solar-paneled flowers. Building an airship with Chris Burden 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The story is punctuated with carefully composed tableaux that express the unsayable: a blind, flapping in an empty room; a time-lapse cloud bursting over the family home. Strong Island’s Yance Ford: ‘I have no interest in giving my brother’s killer any space in this film’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Suddenly the stillness was punctured by a staccato tick-tick-ticking: the film in one of the cameras had come to the end of its reel and was flapping obnoxiously. John Krasinski and the Tense Wait for ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z “We enjoyed it, but it wasn’t something customers were running around flapping their hands about.” Is this biblical food the next foodie fad? This chef thinks so. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z And her joy would become a restless thing, flapping its wings inside her, as though looking for an opening to fly away.” Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z “Everything I’m doing, I remember seeing my mom do in the ’80s,” she said on the set, bow flapping as she emphasized her points. ‘Black Monday’ Mines ’80s Excess for Comedy and Commentary 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z And I’m hoping that the sole of the shoe isn’t going to start flapping as I walk across the stage. I want to sleep with the sexy millennial at Apple’s Genius Bar 2014-04-13T17:30:00Z And indeed we first seem him here as we knew him there, on the run, coattails flapping out behind. 'Escape Artist' on PBS proves subtly captivating 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z In late 1958, Mr. Zacherle moved to New York, “flapping in on leathery wings of fame,” as The Journal of Frankenstein, a monster magazine, put it. John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z No wonder Time’s winged chariot is flapping in her ears. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Prayers for Isis 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z I ask the old guy at the wheel of this crumbling van what he can do to keep his flapping door from banging against the finish of my car. Man of letters 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z Vacations leave us with a more worldly inner color wheel, like the international flags flapping outside the United Nations, only better. Travel’s intangible souvenirs are the sights, sounds and smells of faraway places 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z After a juvenile manta ray coasted by, wings flapping, Sasso raised his arms in a mock touchdown celebration. A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Gould was catnip in this arty crowd, “the writer who could not stop writing,” a pet bohemian who “strutted along the streets of New York flapping like a seagull, 'Scree-eek! Scree-eek!'” What is biography? Who can be trusted? asks Jill Lepore in 'Joe Gould's Teeth' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Don't let Hitchcock put you off: flapping flocks are a joy to behold, and this two-day birders' bonanza is a chance to catch thousands of Britain's sky-soaring winter visitors. This week's new events 2013-01-26T06:00:16Z A knee-length skirt in faded emerald had excesses of fabric flapping off one side. Powerhouses Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein cap New York Fashion Week 2013-09-12T21:20:53Z Instead, he conjured the past as a master of richly detailed historical works brimming with schooners, brigs and sloops, their sails flapping under moody clouds, with shore lights twinkling in the distance. John Stobart, Celebrated Maritime Painter, Dies at 93 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Hearing it flapping loudly, I screamed and kept up a sprint for another quarter-mile, all the more eager to reach my destination. Explorer: Where Alaskan Adventurers Lay Their Heads 2011-08-05T18:30:00Z The gulls came with an enormous clapping and calling, a staccato swift flapping up the river, then a swoop back down, dispersing out to sea, calling calling, “Wake up, all is well.” Memories of Mexico 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z They walked to the ocean single file, wings flapping — the same formation as the Beatles crossing Abbey Road. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z “Yes!” shouts one girl, hurtling herself toward the middle, flapping like a crane, making eye contact with another girl. Girls, Uninterrupted 2010-08-13T22:38:00Z Five months in, anchored in Virgin Gorda Sound, they woke to “the blue and green water rolling past, the sun coming up in the east, the trade-wind breeze cooling the morning, the flag flapping.” Summer Reading 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Lowenstein remembers her first night with Charlie vividly and describes with wide eyes and expressive gestures how he lay on his back, paws flapping, severely frightened. New Yorkers admit it: their dogs share their beds 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Orange juice on the counter, refrigerator door flapping open. How did I get home last night? My bizarre, panicked life as a blackout drinker 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z In bars, cafes and some truly odd outposts scattered across the five boroughs of New York, the flippers are still flapping. Pinball Domains in New York City 2013-01-10T22:09:18Z Along with the sweats — I'm particularly fond of a bright purple number — she wears a signature oversized plaid coat, her long hair frequently in a messy ponytail as she traipses about New York, scarf flapping. The heroes of "Hawkeye" dress like us 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z She speaks in a language of clapped tiles and flapping window shutters, and helps keep things in order. ‘Encanto’ Review: In This House, We Make Magic 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Nearing the final peak, I recognized the sound of fluttering and flapping fabric, like laundry blowing in the wind. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The air was hot and alive with the sounds of buzzing insects and the flapping of tropical birds. The Return of the Jaguar 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Even the neatest gray flannel shift had a hunk of hairy shearling flapping down one leg. The Gangs of Fashion 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Nocturnal, burrowing, bottom-heavy and just about a foot tall, they waddled with a hunched determination, flapping their expressive little wings. The Season of the Skulls 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z He marched into Snug Harbor’s botanic garden, a silk shirt dotted with blousy roses flapping as he went. Does Harvey Guillén, of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ Look Familiar? 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z With the low frequencies and the strings flapping so much, a giant soundwave would happen when they played. Kyuss: Kings of the stoner age 2011-03-25T10:00:04Z His purple coat flapping open and long scarf waving behind him like Isadora Duncan, he radiates deep loneliness, the kind of pain that swims in the eyes of a person who pretends to be fine. "Only Murders in the Building" makes me long to reconnect with our elders 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Seconds later, the interloper was escorted by stern-faced bouncers to the sidewalk, all the while flapping his arms and squawking about filing assault charges. Justin Ross Lee, Party Animal, Seeks Fame 2012-05-17T18:57:17Z As we pass the Statue of Liberty, foreign tourists pop onto the outer decks for quick photos, their fur-trimmed hoods flapping in the lacerating wind. O Cold Night! 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z |
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