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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of klappen (“to clap, to flap”) + wieken (“to use wings”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɑpˌʋi.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: klap‧wie‧ken
Verb
klapwieken
- (transitive, intransitive) to flap one's wings
2014 July 22, “Zelfs de hemel huilt”, in De Telegraaf:Twee meeuwen klapwieken krijsend over de hoofden van de journalisten, vechtend om een overgebleven frietje.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2015 October 15, Tim Kraaijvanger, “Gedrag van vogels kan gebruikt worden als weersvoorspelling”, in Scientas.nl:Zo maken grote vogels – zoals vale gieren – slim gebruik van thermiek om hoogte te winnen zonder hun vleugels te hoeven klapwieken.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (intransitive, figurative) to alternate, to undulate, usually shifting rapidly between extremes
2015 October 8, “Jubileumrevue Kommer en Kwel”, in Sneeker Nieuwsblad:Kortom, de emoties klapwieken heen en weer tussen jankende pret en huilend plezier!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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