flutter
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Ten minutes and a flutter of scissor kicks later, my thighs felt like concrete pylons, and my hip flexors, which I was previously unacquainted with, were screaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In the capital Hanoi, patriotic red-and-yellow banners flutter from lampposts and traffic lights, extolling the "national festival" where people "eagerly cast ballots".
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
That’s the scenario posed by a new piece of commentary doing the rounds over the weekend, which has caused quite a flutter online.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
This summer I visited the city where I always feel the flutter of familiarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
The owl stared at her long and hard before at last opening its wings and, with an impatient flutter, landing beside her on the sill.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
An American flag flutters above the red brick building, while merchants cluster and converse outside its entrance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A mud-stained Venezuelan flag, tied to a pole, flutters in the Caribbean breeze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Investors might want to listen to any flutters in their stomachs ahead of today’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
The song flutters with the levity of a bolero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
High above the crowds, above the barbed wire, above the trench, a single Turkish flag flutters in the breeze.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
Two days later, thousands of Scots returned for Pride Night as the Toronto Blue Jays fluttered into town.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hundreds of green Turkmen flags fluttered in the desert wind, held up by women in red, purple, blue and green outfits.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Four U.A.E. flags fluttered from the roof in the afternoon breeze, while a small fleet of roughly two dozen school buses stood idle beside the compound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Amid fading light, the delicate fledglings fluttered in a wind portending a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
His eyes fluttered open and he looked right past me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"With atypical absences that last longer, people may have automatic movements like fidgeting with their hands, eyelid fluttering and lip smacking. Some people may fall."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“If I’m giving a gift … I just think there’s something more personal for them opening a card and having that piece of paper come fluttering out,” Bell said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The fluttering I felt near my ankles was to mimic the sensation of a running critter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
My heart was pounding, and my stomach was fluttering like it was full of startled butterflies.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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