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flapping one's lips

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

Meaning of flap one's lips

Verb

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

  1. (US, colloquial) Synonym of flap one's gums (“talk without effect”).
    Synonyms:
    flap one's gums

Questions about flapping one's lips

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

Words near flapping one's lips in the dictionary

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

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