fluttering

Example Sentences

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Users say the devices have also registered a “bear” when it was a raccoon, a dog, even a fluttering flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The assumption was that he was fluttering his eyelashes at Real Madrid.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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

In fact, that explains the police tape fluttering up and down the block between Simpson and Roosevelt.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon