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as in darting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in flapping
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 fluttering
Butterflies fluttering in your stomach.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The garment hugged her midsection in before fluttering out over her hips.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Roswell visitors spent the weekend surrounded by fluttering wings, native plants, and hands-on learning as the Chattahoochee Nature Center kicked off its annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival.
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Video showed the Israeli flag fluttering from atop the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle while black smoke billowed from the nearby town of Arnoun.
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fluttering
David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The garment hugged her midsection in before fluttering out over her hips.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
Roswell visitors spent the weekend surrounded by fluttering wings, native plants, and hands-on learning as the Chattahoochee Nature Center kicked off its annual Flying Colors Butterfly Festival.
—
Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Video showed the Israeli flag fluttering from atop the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle while black smoke billowed from the nearby town of Arnoun.
—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
31 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fluttering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluttering
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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But then two attackers made darting runs to the near post, causing chaos in the Uzbekistan defence, the ball squirted through and eventually went in via a combination of Nematov and Abdukodir Khusanov.
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In the video, backed by champagne synths and hopscotching snares, a tuxedoed Jaeychino strolls the beach in Margiela sneakers, his jacket flapping in the wind as seafoam washes ashore.
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Soaring birds fly without flapping wings, using rising air currents to uplift them.
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Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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Though the statement was initially shared alongside a video of the two of them dancing with their 5-year-old son, Mauz Mosley Muniz, the post was removed.
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For years the company has pushed the frontier of what legged robots can do, taking inspiration from dancing, parkour, and gymnastics.
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The soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger scored at the end of the first half on a breakaway, casually flicking the ball past Haitian goalkeeper Johny Placide.
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The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal.
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“Fluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluttering. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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