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flapping one's gums

flapping one's gums is the present participle and gerund of flap one's gums.

Meaning of flap one's gums

Verb

flap one's gums (third-person singular simple present flaps one's gums, present participle flapping one's gums, simple past and past participle flapped one's gums)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic) To speak (idly); to talk without effect.
    • What's that old coot flapping his gums about this time?

Questions about flapping one's gums

What is flapping one's gums the present participle and gerund of?
Flapping one's gums is the present participle and gerund of flap one's gums.

Words near flapping one's gums in the dictionary

  1. flappin'
  2. flapping
  3. flapping hinge
  4. flapping hinges
  5. flapping off
  6. flapping one's gums
  7. flapping one's jaw
  8. flapping one's jaws
  9. flapping one's lips
  10. flappingly
  11. flappings

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