flutters 1 of 2

noun

plural of flutter
1
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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2
as in ventures
chiefly British a risky undertaking most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter

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flutters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flutter
1
as in flits
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn

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2
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
Noun
Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2026 As track one begins, a copy of the script flutters down from the ceiling. — 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. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025 In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head. — 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. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025 My heart flutters, excited to arrive, but also anxious about thirteen bodies cohabitating for six nights. — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2022
Verb
The big night As a photographer’s shutter clicks, Folger flutters a mascara wand over her lashes while preparing for opening night at the Elysian. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The flag of Iran flutters in the wind outside of the IAEA headquarters. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutters
  1. flurries
  2. ventures
  3. flits
  4. flaps
  5. bursts
  6. gambles
  7. darts
  8. flickers
Noun
  • Similarly, flurries and snow showers are expected in the Upper Midwest, along with chillier-than-normal temperatures.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And a colleague spotted on a webcam video what appeared to be flurries at Beech Mountain Saturday morning.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of flurries
Noun
  • Many are navigating partnerships, content opportunities, business ventures and NIL deals at a young age.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Several progressive Democrats want to put off the vote until the new Congress convenes in January, giving them time to rewrite provisions favoring renewables projects over fossil fuel ventures.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ventures
Verb
  • Stellantis There's also all the homologation and regulatory hurdles attached to having something that flits between being a passenger-car and a light truck.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Jeffrey said his father flits about from KC to his 35 international restaurants, which are located in the Middle East, Asia and beyond.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of flits
Verb
  • If your dispenser has a latch that flaps open, make sure there is nothing blocking the flap to keep the pod from releasing and dissolving.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The robot flaps five to six times a second to maintain flight.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026
Definition of flaps
Noun
  • The electrical system provides the high bursts of power needed for vertical take-offs and landings, while the fuel engine sustains long-range cruising.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This nebula, called the Red Spider Nebula, is scuttling around space while its central star, glowing bright red in the middle, ejects bursts of gas and dust.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • In this anything-goes betting culture, are there untapped gambles to be made in other realms?
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • While the human might try big gambles to come back from a significant deficit, Ataraxos would work its way back into the game slowly and methodically.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gambles
Verb
  • In non-linear fashion, Sorkin’s scenario darts back and forth between 2018, ’19, ’20 and ’21, offering a puzzle that eventually will come all together.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of darts
Noun
  • Yet Rafael, willing and even eager to die for his antifascist principles, returns Sebastián’s gaze without flinching, and with a sense of rebuke that is complicated by unspoken yet unmistakable flickers of desire.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The first flickers of life beamed images from the Bloomberg network of a New York building on fire.
    — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Flutters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutters. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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