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flutter

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verb

1
as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn

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2
as in to flap
to move or cause to move with a striking motion fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work

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Recent Examples of flutter
Noun
No hello, no smile, not even a quick flutter of her lovely, tapered fingers. Hazlitt, 16 July 2025 Krypto is on two covers and flutters through several stories. Darren Franich, Vulture, 16 July 2025
Verb
Their tops and Tate’s hair fluttered in the breeze of a wind machine absurdly cranked up to Stage 4 hurricane levels. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 Dreadlocked yaks were dotted around the foreground and the odd cluster of nomad tents swept by colorful prayer flags fluttering in the wind. The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flutter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
Noun
  • Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.
    Richard Hall, Time, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The flurry of summer comes to an end and routine returns.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts noted the backlog, which includes the $500 billion Stargate supercomputer venture with SoftBank and OpenAI, makes Oracle’s long-term revenue targets highly achievable.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Yet just a fraction of 1% are building the kinds of technology ventures that attract institutional capital.
    Gelila, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • To a different namesake, all this flitting indecision might seem like disrespect.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These behaviors included; lifting one leg, spinning around on a perch, and flapping their wings on command (Figure 1B).
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Birds can soar through the sky for long periods without flapping their wings.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Machado and the Venezuelan opposition, embracing a narrative in which Maduro is a drug lord, not just a dictator, is a bit of a gamble.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The lifestyle as a whole is a gamble too.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The journalist’s eyes dart from side to side.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One tendency breaker was the flea flicker to Raridon.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • With flicker free and low blue light technologies, KTC is touting the H27P3 for reducing eye strain, especially during extended work sessions.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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