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flaps one's gums

flaps one's gums is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 flaps one's gums

What is flaps one's gums the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flaps one's gums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flap one's gums.

Words near flaps one's gums in the dictionary

  1. flappity
  2. flappy
  3. flaps
  4. flaps and seals
  5. flaps off
  6. flaps one's gums
  7. flaps one's jaw
  8. flaps one's jaws
  9. flaps one's lips
  10. flapt
  11. flaptrack

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