How to Use flutter in a Sentence

flutter

1 of 2 verb
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  • Leaves fluttered to the ground.
  • The breeze fluttered the curtains.
  • The breeze made the curtains flutter.
  • The bird was fluttering its wings.
  • The bird's wings were fluttering.
  • We watched the butterflies fluttering in the garden.
  • She nervously fluttered around the office.
  • She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
  • The colors flutter and dance with the pulse of each sign.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Today, white and blue ribbons flutter in the wind the length of a city block.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The 13-year-old described to the police how the feathers from her coat fluttered to the ground.
    — Jan Ransom, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019
  • This spring in the East Village, blue and yellow flags flutter in the breeze.
    — New York Times, 3 June 2022
  • In the outside seating area, Union Jack bunting fluttered in the wind.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • The other half flutters at the base of the tract: the vocal folds, also known as cords or reeds.
    — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Nearby, a white flag fluttered in the breeze under a Haitian flag in a sign of peace.
    — MartÍn Adames AlcÁntara and DÁnica Coto The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Along with heart designs, the skin has wings that flutter when Hanzo lunges in the air.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The pair marveled at the stunning Mediterranean views as the Italian naval flag fluttered at the front of a boat.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But as laughter gave way to talk about their fears, her heart fluttered.
    — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Trash clung to the scrub in the brown field surrounding the lot, fluttering in the winds that blew the turbines off a field of windmills to the west.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • Popping it off the bottom makes the blade flutter and can entice fish to eat.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • When fruits ripen and insects hatch, bats wake up and flutter out of their roosts to forage.
    — Peter Alagona, University Of California, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Shift dress are covered in the front with wispy, monochrome tabs that flutter with each step.
    — Colleen Barry, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The football fluttered out of Lawrence’s hand and the ball bounced into the hands of Jaguars’ running back Tank Bigsby.
    — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Here are the plastic streamers that blocked our way, fluttering over the path.
    — John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Your heart will flutter and ache for these young lovers trying to make it in a world that does not love them back.
    — Christine Giordano, Women's Health, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Cage-free production doesn’t mean that chickens are set free to peck at the ground and flutter their wings in the sun.
    — Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2021
  • My poor little heart was fluttering all over the place.
    — L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The immature stage doesn't move much, but the adults flutter about when disturbed.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2021
  • And his eyes fluttered closed as the cymbal shivered and the piano plunked its final note.
    — Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2020
  • The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
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flutter

2 of 2 noun
  • The flutter of the flame cast shadows on the ceiling.
  • With a flutter of wings, the birds settled into the nest.
  • He was in a flutter until he found his keys.
  • The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter.
  • The only sound was the taut flutter of the sails above...
    — Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2017
  • And now the white flags of the Taliban flutter all over Afghanistan.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021
  • A gentle flutter of his wings, off to the side of the action.
    — Amy Bartner, Indianapolis Star, 29 Aug. 2017
  • And if the spy can still raise a flutter out of the audience ...
    — Sandy Thin, CNN, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The dumplings come buried under a white cheese sauce and a flutter of chives.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • After a flutter of calls with ESPN and the league, a film was born.
    — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 11 May 2021
  • The flutter on the drop looks like a real frog swimming below the grassline.
    — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
  • The leaves of one quaking aspen make quite a flutter in the gentlest of wind.
    — Richard Stenger, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The banner flutters in the air like an eel, shrouding the sun, dropping to beach grass.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • When O’Connell speaks, his hands sweep, flutter and slash.
    — Justin Kaneps, WSJ, 30 May 2021
  • Be ready for a thumping strike as the lure flutters towards the bottom.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Romance ensues, to the flutter of viewers' hearts the world over.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Listen to the chirps, whirs and flutter of the creatures that still stir and witness the night-blooming plants.
    — Sonja Haller, azcentral, 28 June 2018
  • Shoppers like the sweet flutter sleeves and the cute frill detailing at the bottom too.
    — Sanah Faroke, Southern Living, 24 June 2021
  • The plane, now propped up on jacks, creaks in the wind and strips of insulation flutter from holes in the fuselage.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • First, living bugs move—they hop, dart, flutter, and twitch on the surface.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 26 June 2020
  • Where Afro-Guyanese are the main group, the green-and-yellow banners of the ruling coalition flutter.
    — The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The value is in the surprise, and the fleeting flutter of recognition.
    — Tynan Sinks, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Each drop of the rod puts slack in the line, which lets the Senko seduce bass with a horizontal fall and flutter.
    — John Merwin, Field & Stream, 22 May 2019
  • There's no denying the flutter and shine of the materials is a draw.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2022
  • During the heat of the day, the bass are mostly at 20 feet and more on the shell bars and ledges—jigs and flutter spoons will catch some of them, says Barton; www.brianoutdoors.com.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Right behind that came the rich shock of chocolate, followed by a flutter of nuts.
    — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, 6 June 2019
  • Here, there, a flash, a flutter, an ecstasy of shrillings remind us that not all the birds have flown south.
    — Danny Heitman, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Ormond, who’s also a guide, saw a huge gar roll on the surface of the lake and cast out a flutter spoon designed for bass.
    — Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Smith and her neighbors watch the grass go uncut and the shredded flag flutter over the battered school.
    — Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 26 May 2017
  • The excitement over the flutter of life the Giants showed in July is indicative of the deep pull this team still has on the Bay Area.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2019

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