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wing beat
noun
- a complete cycle of moving the wing by a bird when flying
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“They have a massive beak and a slow wing beat,” Jim said, “but they turn into a torpedo in the water.”
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So by adjusting their wing beat in the swarm, they’re better able to hear females and increase their chances of finding one to mate with.
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This well-sourced book will probably become a standard account of how, in former House speaker Paul Ryan’s words, “the Trump wing beat the Reagan wing” of the party.
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The left wing beat Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson in Vancouver’s end and put a hard shot on net.
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He was trying to maintain his composure, but Inej could hear panic pulsing against his words, the startled wing beat of a frightened bird.
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