- present participle of flutter.
fluttering
Example Sentences
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“If I’m giving a gift … I just think there’s something more personal for them opening a card and having that piece of paper come fluttering out,” Bell said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Wait: There are millions of people on the lower Manhattan streets, confetti fluttering in the air, a team being feted on stage at City Hall…and it isn’t the Yankees?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The fluttering I felt near my ankles was to mimic the sensation of a running critter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The wind picks up, fluttering the pages of my pad, revealing the drawing of that purple flower in my mother’s garden.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
