flip flap
/ˈflɪp ˌflæp/
adjective
- Characterized by a flapping or flipping motion.
- She wore flip-flap sandals that slapped against her heels.
- The flip-flap door swung open and shut in the wind.
- The flip-flap motion of the bird's wings was mesmerizing.
noun
- A type of acrobatic movement in which a person jumps backward and lands on their hands, then springs back to their feet; a back handspring.
- She practiced her flip-flap until she could do it without hesitation.
- The cheerleader's flip-flap wowed the crowd.
- The gymnast performed a perfect flip-flap on the floor.
- A loose, flapping movement or sound, like that of a loose object moving back and forth.
- The flip-flap of the sail in the wind was loud.
- He could hear the flip-flap of his sandals as he walked.
- The flag made a flip-flap sound in the breeze.
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