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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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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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