flutter
Example Sentences
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She fluttered her hands toward the window, indicating the wintry mix.
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I felt my first flutter of panic in my chest.
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Elisha began interrupting Maggie while in session, sending in notes, “Come out for a moment from those coarse people … Surely you can rest a minute! Come dearest fluttering bird! Come!”
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It got to be a common sight to see Daisy fluttering around in her nurse’s uniform, doctoring everything that was sick and a lot of things that weren’t sick at all.
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I tried to gently shake her off, but she only fluttered her wings and continued her search.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.