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as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
the site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now
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as in ventures
chiefly British
a risky undertaking
most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter
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as in flits
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in flaps
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 flutters
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
As track one begins, a copy of the script flutters down from the ceiling.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys have shown flutters of championship potential but have not made a conference final since 1996.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Right now, that home is with the Mahers at Somebody People, and wherever Monarch the pop-up flutters to next.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
My heart flutters, excited to arrive, but also anxious about thirteen bodies cohabitating for six nights.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Sep. 2022
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
As track one begins, a copy of the script flutters down from the ceiling.
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Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys have shown flutters of championship potential but have not made a conference final since 1996.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Right now, that home is with the Mahers at Somebody People, and wherever Monarch the pop-up flutters to next.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
My heart flutters, excited to arrive, but also anxious about thirteen bodies cohabitating for six nights.
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Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Sep. 2022
Verb
Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutters
Noun
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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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Here's what to know about the new test rover as NASA eyes more ventures to both the moon and Mars.
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While helming his family’s businesses, Gokongwei has been actively pursuing other ventures.
Verb
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
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The music is loose and spacious, billowing like fabric that flaps at the slightest breeze.
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The structure flaps its wings when powered by electricity.
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Focaccia bursts with the flavors of a Chicago hot dog.
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The presence of this ultraviolet light, and the star-forming history of the cluster producing it, suggests that bursts of star formation contributed to waves of ionizing radiation that gradually cleared out the opaque neutral hydrogen.
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Drawing on generations of Chinatown family lore and silences, See turns China City’s vanished streets and her ancestors’ immigrant gambles into a historical fiction layered with stories of survival and belonging.
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The alien invasion adventure opens on June 12 and, with its $115 million budget, represents one of summer’s biggest gambles — a twisty conspiracy thriller that doesn’t come wrapped in familiar IP.
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This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting.
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Club Kid runs right up to and then darts around so many potential cliches in a way that’s really satisfying.
Noun
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These flickers included a merely steady revenue projection from chipmaker Broadcom on its most recent earnings call as well as a construction pause for a data center being built in Wyoming.
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With interest in on-loan Lutsharel Geetruida, there were flickers of worry on Wearside about the core of the team being undermined.
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“Flutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutters. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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