Synonyms of fluttered

fluttered

verb

past tense of flutter

1

as in darted

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darted
• flitted
• danced
• flicked
• flickered
• scurried
• flew
• zipped
• flittered
• wandered
• flirted
• sailed
• sped
• sprinted
• scuttled
• skittered
• scampered
• dashed
• roamed
• zoomed
• skipped
• zinged
• meandered
• scudded
• shot
• rambled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hung
• floated
• hovered

2

as in flapped

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flapped
• whipped
• flailed
• flopped
• waved
• flicked
• swung
• flitted
• flickered
• knocked
• swayed
• smacked
• banged
• thumped
• beat
• buffeted
• pounded
• fanned
• battered
• spanked
• throbbed
• oscillated
• pulsed
• undulated
• palpitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fluttered

The sparrows fluttered into the air, wings beating against each other in panic. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Shirts were punctuated by knife pleats that ballooned in the back, while cascading pleats fluttered down the side of skirts. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

This isn't the first time a butterfly motif has fluttered, so to speak, into Larsson's glam routine. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026