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

Jackson threw a lateral to wide receiver Tucker Cusano, who was supposed to throw downfield, but the ball appeared to slip out of his hand and fluttered into the air. — Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026

Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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

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

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