To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
beat, flap, flop, flutter, waggle, wave. See repetitionTo move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight:
flicker, flit, flutter, hover. See repetitionTo move through the air with or as if with wings:
flap, flit, flutter, fly, sail, wing. See move
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