आपट

In a sentence

• मी दरवाज्यावर आपटले.

  I knocked on the door.

  In this sentence, 'आपटले' means knocking as in making a sound by striking the door.

• गाडीचा अपघात झाल्यामुळे ती झाडावर आपटली.

  The car collided with a tree due to the accident.

  Here, 'आपटली' means hitting or crashing, used to express the action of collision.

• त्याच्या वक्तव्यामुळे मी आपटून हसलो.

  I laughed hard because of his statement.

  In this case, 'आपटून' is used to intensify the laugh, metaphorically communicating an impactful reaction.