Antonyms for fluttering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fluht-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflʌt ər

Definition of fluttering

Origin : Old English floterian "to flutter, fly, flicker, float to and fro, be tossed by waves," frequentative of flotian "to float" (see float (v.)). Related: Fluttered; fluttering. As a noun from 1640s; meaning "state of excitement" is 1740s.

verb wave rapidly, flap

Example sentences :

Josie, fluttering with alarm and a little pale, went quickly to the door.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

He was aware of Angle's fluttering farewells on the sidewalk.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Minnie turned from the window and caught the other's wrist in a fluttering clasp.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

I said, with a nervous cry, for my heart was fluttering again.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

At length my great moment came and with a fluttering heart I took it.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

I tried to answer him, but my throat was fluttering and I could not speak.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

There was the fluttering of wings overhead, and sometimes the last piping of birds.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

But a fluttering in the trees from the startled birds was the only result.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

That small rag of fluttering gauze was all that remained of Maritaa.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Garrison's rag of honor was fluttering in the wind of his pride.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Synonyms for fluttering

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