fluttering

Example Sentences

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The fluttering I felt near my ankles was to mimic the sensation of a running critter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Along the riverside path, cyclists rode with the wind and a trio of young filmmakers recorded pigeons fluttering around “La Grande Fenêtre,” a 1974 abstract work at the Outdoor Sculpture Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Colourful plastic streamers hang above the fishing nets and fishing lines, fluttering in the wind to stop birds from getting caught in them.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

NIN’s signature synth riffs capture the ethereal liminality between organic reality and dreamy simulation, especially in the juxtaposition between the piano-driven “Echoes” and its fluttering digital twin “Permanence.”

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

She feels the entirety of the circus radiating around her, as though a net has been thrown over it, trapping everything within the iron fence, fluttering like a butterfly.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern