flap one's lips

verb

Synonym of flap one's gums (“talk without effect”).

Meanings

verbflap one's lips (third-person singular simple present flaps one's lips, present participle flapping one's lips, simple past and past participle flapped one's lips)

present singular third person flaps one's lips · participle present flapping one's lips · participle past flapped one's lips · past flapped one's lips

  1. UScolloquialSynonym of flap one's gums (“talk without effect”).

    Synonyms: flap one's gums

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of flap one's gums (“talk without effect”).

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