flutter
Example Sentences
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In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
That’s the scenario posed by a new piece of commentary doing the rounds over the weekend, which has caused quite a flutter online.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
The soundtrack captures the subtle smack of lips moving and the flutter of expressive hands moving through air, as well as extraneous sound like the hum of a jet passing overhead.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
Pure climbers have calm body language: quiet shoulders, steady hips, legs that flutter on the pedals instead of pounding away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
I stumbled along behind her, careful to avoid the dust she kicked up, and struggling to steady a flutter of growing nerves.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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