fluttering

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The fluttering I felt near my ankles was to mimic the sensation of a running critter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He has given us, instead, a whirlwind of active bodies and body parts, of fluttering wings, limbs and drapery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

NIN’s signature synth riffs capture the ethereal liminality between organic reality and dreamy simulation, especially in the juxtaposition between the piano-driven “Echoes” and its fluttering digital twin “Permanence.”

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

They flittered up into the air, dancing around the light, thousands and thousands of them, fluttering together, dancing to our song.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall