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Meanings of fluttering around in English

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Usage of fluttering around in English
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But Ayla was too worried to notice the comments fluttering around her.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
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The action set off a dozen butterflies fluttering around in her stomach.
Truths unveiled
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And fluttering around them were tinier figures, like midges, the Knights Eternal.
Worldwinder
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This summer you are likely to spot even more of them fluttering around.
The Irish Times
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He had been fluttering around Margaret, and so had lost count of time.
The Yeoman Adventurer
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Cousin Roxy was bareheaded, little curly wisps of hair fluttering around her face.
Kit of Greenacre Farm
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Margaret was there waiting, with our pretty maid fluttering around her.
The Yeoman Adventurer
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His heart rocked, lurched, fluttering around like a big wounded bird.
The lake
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Instead, they saw the young mage gently floating down, his robes fluttering around him.
Dragons of autumn twilight
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Lovely girls scattered flowers, their light dresses fluttering around them as they tripped along.
The Magician's Show Box, and Other Stories
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The courtiers are fluttering around a new attraction like midges around a sweaty face.
The King’s Curse
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He flicks the ridiculous maroon graduation gown fluttering around me.
Antiphon
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She watched the hand of the indicator on the boilerhead fluttering around the figure 190.
Every Man for Himself
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One of the fiery butterflies fluttering around her altered course and soared over to me.
Proven guilty
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Something large as a small bird was fluttering around.
A Girl of the Limberlost
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She had three very young and charming children, who were fluttering around her like butterflies.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 0...
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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