fluttery

[fluht-uh-ree] / ˈflʌt ə ri /

ADJECTIVE

tense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated anxious apprehensive edgy excited jittery nervous restive shaky strained stressful uneasy

STRONG

choked clutched concerned moved moving shot unnerved wired worried worrying wreck

WEAK

beside oneself bundle of nerves fidgety high-strung hung up hyper in a tizzy jumpy nerve-racking nervous wreck on edge overanxious overwrought queasy restless shot to pieces strung-out unquiet up the wall uptight white knuckled wound-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm composed easygoing laid-back unafraid unworried

STRONG

happy untroubled

WEAK

limp limpid loose relaxed slack uncaring

Example Sentences

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The result is a chatbot with a fluttery, poetic tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Golden Knights goaltender Jonathan Quick has experienced the delicious, fluttery anticipation of Stanley Cup Eve twice before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Lynx might be wild, Vanbianchi says with a laugh, but, like house cats, they’re curious and attracted to bright, fluttery things.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

But for a nice long while, it luxuriates in the fluttery pleasure of mutual crushes morphing into romance.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

I figured it must be Sahil’s, and then my stomach did this weird fluttery thing, thinking of our conversation in the caf.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

fluttery

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