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Meanings of flutter (flutters) in anglès

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disturbi
espanyol
trastorno

A disorderly outburst or tumult.

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espanyol
revoloteo

The motion made by flapping up and down.

revoloteo
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Examples for "fluttering"
Examples for "fluttering"
1
He leaned forward and made a fluttering motion with his right hand.
Shade's children
2
The wind set every loose thing in the cabin bobbing and fluttering.
The Blue Envelope
3
Away it flew, and down fell the bird fluttering in the water.
On the Banks of the Amazon
4
At the first call there was a fluttering in the branches overhead.
John of the Woods
5
But really, it's difficult to imagine Traci Carmichael as a fluttering angel.
The center of everything
1
In time the gull will flap its wings; the airplane never does.
The Thunder Bird
2
There was no difference in flap success or complication rates between groups.
Pubmed
3
However, the size of this traditional flap was limited even after expansion.
Pubmed
4
Porky put the paper in his breast pocket and buttoned the flap.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
5
Gloria held aside the canvas flap; he followed her into the cave.
The Everlasting Whisper
1
Tonino heard her flapping and crackling among the paper-ifit was paper.
The Magicians of Caprona
2
They use their short wings for balance and support rather than flapping.
Wired
3
Tangle heard the flapping of its wings die away in the distance.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
4
The nestlings went flapping and stumbling through the roots of the heather.
Mary Olivier: a Life
5
I clutched at the flapping ends of the paper and read on:
The Firefly of France
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excitação doentia
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parpelleig
espanyol
pestañeo

The act of moving back and forth.

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portuguès
bater de asas
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estremir-se
espanyol
revolotear

Move back and forth very rapidly.

estremir-se
Usage of flutters in anglès
1
The breeze catches the plume in his hat and flutters it smartly.
A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky
2
Miss Herrick, dressed in pale green and wearing pincenez, flutters in girlishly.
The Sunny Side
3
Molly's arms fall to her sides; the telegram flutters to the floor.
Molly Bawn
4
The better scores prompted little flutters of restrained applause from the executives.
In the Control Tower
5
One of the pieces of paper flutters down from the passenger seat.
Angelfall
6
The moment she touched his cool flesh the flutters of panic vanished.
Embrace the darkness
7
The sack flutters down, and a moment later the thin boy collapses.
Shadowland
8
Her voice flutters and her hand, still cradling the pin, is trembling.
Arcadia falls
9
The nature of those who have little flutters on gees is complex.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920
10
When a Brandy flutters her eyelashes, you can almost feel the breeze.
Snow Crash
11
The fringe of yellow-brown seaweed flutters, and out pushes an opal-shelled crab-
Jacob's Room
12
Romulus could feel the first flutters of it in his belly too.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
13
She feels a whimsical sort of trepidation as she flutters her fan.
A Terrible Secret: A Novel
14
But the will still flutters-flutters- in mypoorbreast ,likea caged thing.'
The History of David Grieve
15
Basically, the Butterfly shoots off the launcher and flutters in a circle.
Wired
16
Max attempts an ironic smile, but a muscle flutters near his jaw.
Those who save us