Synonyms of fluttering

fluttering

verb

present participle of flutter

1

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darting
• flitting
• dancing
• flicking
• flying
• flickering
• scurrying
• zipping
• flittering
• wandering
• flirting
• sailing
• speeding
• scuttling
• sprinting
• scampering
• zooming
• dashing
• roaming
• skipping
• zinging
• scudding
• skittering
• meandering
• shooting
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flapping
• whipping
• waving
• flailing
• swinging
• swaying
• flopping
• flicking
• flitting
• beating
• flickering
• knocking
• pounding
• banging
• thumping
• smacking
• oscillating
• fanning
• throbbing
• battering
• pulsing
• undulating
• buffeting
• spanking
• palpitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fluttering

Tribute upon floral tribute—their petals, leaves, and memorial cards fluttering in the gentle breeze. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Planted in a mound of debris, fluttering in the unforgiving wind, was the red-and-gold Chinese flag. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

For Arbaeen, the lights inside the shrine and the flags fluttering from its golden dome are switched to red – the color of vengeance. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Some people feel a racing heartbeat or fluttering in their chest. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The postgame image of Brees holding his then-1-year-old first child, Baylen, as both grasped at fluttering confetti, is iconic in New Orleans. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Both are excellent as women emerging from a pupa of damage and tentatively fluttering their wings. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026