fluttering

Example Sentences

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Symptoms of a severe condition include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and a fluttering heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Through his window, a vast Israeli flag can be seen fluttering over the streets below.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 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

I now had three pixies fluttering around my head.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff