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Meanings of fluttering in English

Spanish
revoloteo

The motion made by flapping up and down.

revoloteo
Usage of fluttering in English
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
6
In the underbrush near him, the boy became aware of fluttering noise.
The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
7
For a moment the only answer was a wild fluttering of eyelids.
Blue noon
8
The drums, the piano and the violin give her a fluttering drape.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
9
O here is the stray bird, exclaimed Louisa, fluttering in the meshes.
Four Early Pamphlets
10
Johann could tell that she was dreaming; her eyelids were fluttering rapidly.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
11
He was the charmed fluttering bird, while the Angel was the snake.
Freckles
12
She closed the locket, and laid it back on the fluttering heart.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
13
I touched her pulse; it was beating with a wayward, fluttering gentleness.
Basil
14
Seeing Hope, the woman lifted her hand and waved, fluttering her fingers.
Haunted
15
I'd noticed a strange, fluttering feeling before, but it had passed quickly.
Rise
16
Her eyelid is often partly closed or fluttering because of the injury.
The South African
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Translations for fluttering
Fluttering through the time
Fluttering across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common