flap

When I came in the door was flapping.
La porte battait encore.
The eagle was flapping its wings as it grabbed the salmon.
L'aigle battait des ailes en attrapant le saumon.
A bird had managed to get down the chimney flue and was flapping around the living room.
Un oiseau avait réussi à descendre par le conduit de la cheminée et voletait dans le salon.
The dory was flapping about in the fisherman’s net.
Le saint-pierre battait de la queue dans le filet du pêcheur.
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