fluttering
noun
flut·ter·ing
ˈflə-tər-iŋ 
plural flutterings
: a quick wavering or flapping movement or sensation
felt a fluttering in his stomach
That's about as small as the perturbation of air produced by the fluttering of a butterfly's wings …—
Gary Taubes
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The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Ethereal light shining as the curtains open, a fluttering of bodies weaving in every which way—all of them wearing the same clothes, all of them knowing where to go.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The final fluttering of the current pattern was forecast to bring light rain late Wednesday night.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of locals piled into boats and sped out of the harbor to the loud crack of a starting pistol, bunting fluttering in the wind, as offerings were thrown onto the shores of a tiny, uninhabited island.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Ethereal light shining as the curtains open, a fluttering of bodies weaving in every which way—all of them wearing the same clothes, all of them knowing where to go.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The final fluttering of the current pattern was forecast to bring light rain late Wednesday night.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of locals piled into boats and sped out of the harbor to the loud crack of a starting pistol, bunting fluttering in the wind, as offerings were thrown onto the shores of a tiny, uninhabited island.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Fluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluttering. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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