stop flapping

stɒp ˈflæpɪŋ

Definition

Definition of stop flapping - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

physical actioncease moving wings or arms up and down

The bird needs to stop flapping to rest.

emotional state

calm down or stop being overly excited

He needs to stop flapping and think clearly.

calm down

settle down

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Expressions with stop

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

stop by

pause at a location temporarily

We can stop by the store on our way home.

stop in

stay at a place for a short time

We decided to stop in at the café for a quick coffee..

stop off

make a short visit while traveling

We will stop off at the museum on our way.

stop over

interrupt a trip temporarily, often overnight

They will stop over in Dubai before heading to Japan.

stop short

cease movement suddenly

She stopped short when she saw the snake..

Examples of stop flapping in a sentence

The ducklings need to stop flapping to conserve energy.
She needs to stop flapping about the small details.
Stop flapping and focus on the task at hand.

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French:arrêter de battre des ailes, arrêter de s'agiter, ...
German:aufhören zu flattern, sich beruhigen, ...
Italian:smettere di sbattere le ali, calmarsi, ...
Spanish:dejar de aletear, deja de hacer tanto escándalo, ...
Portuguese:parar de bater as asas, acalma-te, ...
Chinese:停止挥动, 冷静下来, ...
Japanese:羽ばたきをやめる, 落ち着く, ...
Arabic:تَوَقَّفْ عَنِ الرَّفْرَفَةِ, اهدأ, ...
Hebrew:תַּפְסִיק לְפָרְפֵּר, לְהַפְסִיק לְהִילָּחֵץ, ...
Russian:перестать махать, перестать суетиться, ...
Ukrainian:перестати махати, заспокойся, ...
Hindi:फड़फड़ाना बंद करना, शांत होना, ...
Bengali:ঝাপটানো বন্ধ করা, শান্ত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:deixar de batre les ales, deixar de posar-se nerviós, ...
Czech:přestat mávat, Nejanči, ...
Danish:hold op med at baske, holde op med at flippe ud, ...
Dutch:ophouden met fladderen, ophouden met zich druk maken, ...
Greek:σταμάτα να φτεροκοπάς, σταμάτα να κάνεις σαν τρελός, ...
Hungarian:Hagyd abba a csapkodást, nyugodj meg, ...
Khmer:ឈប់ផាត់ស្លាប, ឈប់ភ័យស្លន់ស្លោ, ...
Korean:날개짓을 멈춰, 진정하다, ...
Persian:بال‌بال نزدن, آرام باش, ...
Polish:przestać machać, przestać panikować, ...
Portuguese (BR):parar de bater, parar de surtar, ...
Romanian:încetează să-ți fluturi aripile, să se calmeze, ...
Swedish:sluta flaxa, lugna ner sig, ...
Thai:หยุดกระพือปีก, ใจเย็นลง, ...
Turkish:kanat çırpmayı bırakmak, sakinleşmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngừng vỗ, bình tĩnh lại, ...

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