wingbeats
Bird's aerial strokes
Wingbeats are the up-and-down strokes of a bird's or insect's wings during flight.
The term often emphasizes rhythm or repetition: the rapid wingbeats of a hummingbird, I could hear the wingbeats of geese overhead.
Scientists measure wingbeats per second to study flight mechanics across species.
Rapid wing motion
- soarAscend to heights
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- ascendMove upward
feathers · flock · migration · lift · thrust · airstream · bird · avian
Arterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- flutterRapid light movement
throb · oscillation · meter · syncopation · pace · flow · sequence · measure
flapping
Rapid wing motion
ascend · feathers · flock · migration · lift · thrust · airstream · bird · avian · flutter
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
flutter · throb · oscillation · meter · syncopation · pace · flow · sequence · measure · lilt
whir
Continuous humming sound
drone · buzz · thrum · whisper · murmur · whoosh · fluttering · thrumming · soft · rapid
pulse
Arterial blood throb
soul · longing · flight · hope · fleeting · ethereal · delicate · ephemeral · transcendence · liberation