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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Symptoms of the condition include shortness of breath, chest pain and a fluttering or pounding heart.
—Anne Thompson, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The eye, though, is much more parsimonious, focusing its attention only on a small part of the visual scene at any one time—namely, the part of the scene that changes, like the fluttering of a leaf or a golf ball splashing into water.
—Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
The scene teleported me to the middle of an intense Quidditch match, with the crowd roaring on one speaker across the room, and the fluttering of the Snitch’s wings and the whoosh of broomsticks coming from all angles.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Anne Thompson, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The eye, though, is much more parsimonious, focusing its attention only on a small part of the visual scene at any one time—namely, the part of the scene that changes, like the fluttering of a leaf or a golf ball splashing into water.
—Christoph Posch, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2025
The scene teleported me to the middle of an intense Quidditch match, with the crowd roaring on one speaker across the room, and the fluttering of the Snitch’s wings and the whoosh of broomsticks coming from all angles.
—PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
The Chinese national flag fluttering with the Lujiazui Financial District in the background.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Fluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluttering. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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