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as in darted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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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
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Recent Examples of fluttered
Union Jack bunting fluttered overhead.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Councilwoman Stevens fluttered and snapped a folding fan.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team USA sealed her iconic 100 Metres Final win with lashes that fluttered as boldly as her stride, plus long nails that looked as unstoppable as her finish.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
The pass fluttered to Baron Browning, who intercepted it near midfield.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Numerous colorful flags with religious phrases and the name of Imam Hussein in Arabic fluttered among the crowd as families walked together, young and old, most dressed in black as a symbol of mourning, some pushing strollers and wagons with their children.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Councilwoman Stevens fluttered and snapped a folding fan.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
And Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of Team USA sealed her iconic 100 Metres Final win with lashes that fluttered as boldly as her stride, plus long nails that looked as unstoppable as her finish.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
The pass fluttered to Baron Browning, who intercepted it near midfield.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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
Numerous colorful flags with religious phrases and the name of Imam Hussein in Arabic fluttered among the crowd as families walked together, young and old, most dressed in black as a symbol of mourning, some pushing strollers and wagons with their children.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluttered
Verb
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Renda darted in for a 6-yard TD run, keyed by a 42-yard Parker Harris punt return to the Keller 40.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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On another stretch of forest floor, a tiny mabuya skink darted after the red beam of Ratsimanadino laser pointer.—
Chris Schalkx,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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Cunha, sitting on the turf, flapped his arms when Mbeumo failed to follow in for a tap-in.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There, Black Charlotteans danced and listened to live performances from the likes of Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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In front of the West Stand press box, fans sang and danced together to Spirit of the Blues and Singing the Blues — the latter a reference to rivals Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Replays suggested that Woltemade had flicked the ball in.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The old reservoir flicked at the edge of my consciousness—like hearing your parents fighting but not grasping the stakes.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluttered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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