flutter
Example Sentences
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Gelifen nipped Mal in greeting and then crouched over a bowl of cream, his long tail twitching, his wings fluttering with pleasure.
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We lie quietly, staring at the crisped wooden beams of the loft, serenaded by the flap and flutter of the pigeons in their cages.
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How fast it flutters its wings as it hovers in the air.
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A few fluttered down on a school bus as he walked by.
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Nanuq’s eyes fluttered open for a second, and he let out an exhausted little huff.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.