| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down: beat, flap, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle. See REPETITION. 2. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge: flap, flutter, fly. See REPETITION. 3. To wield boldly and dramatically: brandish, flourish, sweep. See EXPRESS. 4. To move to and fro vigorously and usually repeatedly: switch, wag1, waggle. See REPETITION. 5. To have or cause to have a curved or sinuous form or surface: curl, curve, undulate. See STRAIGHT.
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