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flap one's gums en · VERB
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(US, colloquial, idiomatic) To speak (idly); to talk without effect.
What's that old coot flapping his gums about this time?
It’s a relief in director Johannes Roberts’ horror movie that there are no actual chimps flapping their gums while voiceover actors dub corny dialogue.
2026 January 9, David Rooney, “‘Primate’ Review: College Kids Fight to Survive a Rabid Pet Chimp in a Slasher Movie That’s as Enjoyably Nerve-Shredding as It Is Silly”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2026:
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Synonyms
flap one's jaws · flap one's lips