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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
Patrick Kane took a shot from the point that fluttered through traffic and bounced off Compher, who was parked at the goalpost.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Her eyes fluttered open then closed.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Almost 35 years later, the fight that started before that single envelope fluttered into his cell is not over.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Around her, leaves fluttered in the autumn breeze, a verdant array that suggested the Colorado might be flowing in its channel nearby.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The ball fluttered into the hands of end Ashton Gillotte, who had dropped back in coverage.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Trailing by multiple goals for the first time in November, the Wild finally broke through in the final seconds of the period when a Faber shot from the blue line deflected off a Chicago player and fluttered through the air, off the post and in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Her eyes fluttered open then closed.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Almost 35 years later, the fight that started before that single envelope fluttered into his cell is not over.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Around her, leaves fluttered in the autumn breeze, a verdant array that suggested the Colorado might be flowing in its channel nearby.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The ball fluttered into the hands of end Ashton Gillotte, who had dropped back in coverage.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Dec. 2025
Trailing by multiple goals for the first time in November, the Wild finally broke through in the final seconds of the period when a Faber shot from the blue line deflected off a Chicago player and fluttered through the air, off the post and in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluttered
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After their 24th loss in 34 home games, the Kings darted off to Salt Lake City for a date with the Utah Mammoth on Sunday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Enright, on the right side, darted toward net along the goal line and ricocheted a shot off the post into the net to cap the scoring.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The jacket hugged every contour of your torso and never flapped in the wind.—
The Editors,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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As is customary for the deaths of first responders, a gigantic American flag flapped from a crane outside the morgue.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Fireflies danced around us in the night, and chunky redheaded agama lizards scuttled along the walls.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Doncic collected the ball and danced with Detroit forward Jalen Duren, pump faking, spinning and stepping back before launching a sky-high three.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Goodwin, in the 77th minute, flicked in a header off a cross by David Schnegg for his first goal in MLS and capped the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Goodwin, in the 77th minute, flicked in a header off a cross by David Schnegg for his first goal in MLS and capped the scoring in the third minute of stoppage time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Fluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluttered. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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