Meaning & use
fluttered
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Moved or flew with quick, light, irregular flapping motions.
See it in a sentence
The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower in the garden.
Her heart fluttered nervously as she waited for the results.
A note on using this word
Also used figuratively to describe a racing or nervous heartbeat, as in "her pulse fluttered."
Words with a similar meaning
flappedquivered
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Words with an opposite meaning
stilled
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