fluttered
past simple and past participle offlutter
flutter
verb
uk/ˈflʌt.ər/us/ˈflʌt̬.ɚ/flutterverb(MOVE)
[IorT]
to make aseriesofquickdelicatemovementsup and down or fromsidetoside, or tocausesomething to do this:
Brightlycolouredflagswere fluttering in thebreeze.
Leaves fluttereddownonto thepath.
Butterflies flutteredaboutin thesunshine.
Awhitebirdpoisedon awireand fluttereditswings.
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- brandish
- flap
- flourish
- fluffsomethingup
- jitter
- joggle
- pulse
- shakiness
- shimmy
- stir
- stirsomethingup
- sway
- sweep
- teeter
- thrashing
- wag
- wobble
- wobbler
- wobbly
- worry atsomething
flutterverb(HEART/STOMACH)
[I]
Ifyourheartorstomachflutters, youfeelslightlyuncomfortablebecause you areexcitedornervous:
EverytimeIthinkabout myexamsmystomachflutters!
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- brandish
- flap
- flourish
- fluffsomethingup
- jitter
- joggle
- pulse
- shakiness
- shimmy
- stir
- stirsomethingup
- sway
- sweep
- teeter
- thrashing
- wag
- wobble
- wobbler
- wobbly
- worry atsomething
Idioms
flutteryoureyelashes
makesomeone'sheart flutter
Examplesoffluttered
fluttered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In a parallel effort to present the nation through its regions, all the provincial flagsflutteredoverhead, setting the scene for a national celebration.
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The book's darkness,flutteredmomentarily by sarcasm, punctured in places by genuine humour or brilliant observation, is at once its triumph and a major problem.
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We were all veryflutteredand rather shy.
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Filippi's hairflutteredabout at the mercy of the wind.
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In two hours' time itflutteredout and sat up, so he knew that its leg was not, as he feared, dislocated.
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It took years in preparation, with all the consultation, yet amendments havefluttereddown on it like confetti.
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No bands played them away, no bannersflutteredin the breeze.
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Some of those who haveflutteredhave broken wings and some of us have had to pick up the broken wings and the broken homes.
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The emery board and a piece of sandpaper flew out of his pocket andflutteredto the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An imageflutteredacross his mind's eye, causing him to pause, and giving him a moment's worth of peace.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Didn't you wonder why it neverflutteredor moved when the wind blew?
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The number of residents in the communityflutteredaround 6,000 most of the decade, and several hundred vacant lots dotted the streets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a trick eyelid that every once in a whileflutteredshut on him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She is wearing a very long,flutteredgrey dress which is blown up and down during the scene by special wind effects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The results were that the wingsfluttereda bit.
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