Fluttering

Synonyms for "fluttering" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(3 words)

aflicker agitated airborne beating bickering birdies blinking blooping blurping bustling clicking dance dancing desultory distortion drumming feedback

Adjective(1 words)

aflutter

Verb(1 words)

batted

Strong matches (33)

Noun(4 words)

fickle flighty flutter mercurial

fidgety flashing flicker flickeringflickering lightflickery flicky flitting flutter fluttery flying fretful fussing fussyglancing lightgliding guttering hissing hovering howling

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hum jet-propelled jumpy lambency lambentlight showmotorboating palpitant

Verb(1 words)

palpitated

Related words (55)

Verb(1 words)

palpitating

Noun(14 words)

palpitation pulsate pulsing quaver quiver quivering stammer throbbing tremble tremor trilling waver wavering waving

playplay of lightplaying pounding quiver quivering quivery restless rocket-propelled rumble scratching shredding spattering spluttering sputtering sputtery squeal squeals staccato static

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stroboscopic throbbing thrumming thumping ticking turbulent unquiet unsettled unsteady volant volitant wavering wavery whistle whistles winging woomping wow wowwows

Adjective(1 words)

wispy

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

actionbehavioral traitbodily reactionbodily sensationcommunication expressionmental statemotion movementphysiological responsephysiological statesensation speech undulation wave

More specific

11 entries

eyelid flutteringfickle interestflag flutteringflighty moodheart flutteringheartbeat flutterleaf flutteringlip tremblingstomach flutteringvoice flutteringwing fluttering

Collocations

13 entries

butterflies flutteringeyelid flutteringflag flutteringfluttering eyelashesfluttering eyelidsfluttering flagfluttering heartfluttering heartbeatfluttering leavesfluttering motionfluttering wingsheart flutteringwing fluttering

Inflections

5 entries

fluttered flutterings fluttersmore flutteringmost fluttering

Derivations

6 entries

flutter fluttered flutterer flutteringly flutters fluttery

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It looks like cherry blossom-viewing season is at an end. You can see the petals fluttering down.

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The leaves are fluttering down.

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The curtains are fluttering in the wind.

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Mary is fluttering her eyelashes at Tom.

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