fluttering

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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

fluttering

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present participle of flutter entry 1

Examples of fluttering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The hot and dusty city streets were bathed in decorative green light to celebrate National Day, as hundreds of electronic billboards projected the sword and script of the Saudi flag, shown fluttering as if caught in a breeze. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

This photograph shows a Ukrainian flag fluttering as smoke rises from a warehouse following an air attack in the Kyiv region on August 27, 2026. — Sam Meredith,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Scratching, chirping and fluttering in the walls of bats living there. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Her subjects range from the humming of trees conversing through underground fungi to the iridescent call (invisible to humans) that flowers make to fluttering bees. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fluttering

• cluttering
• guttering
• muttering
• shuttering
• spluttering
• sputtering
• stuttering
• uttering