fluttering

Example Sentences

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Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain and a fluttering heartbeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I went to the island's modest-looking parliament, the body of it built in a Scandinavian style with wooden slats and painted the same burnished red as the Greenlandic flags fluttering by the entrance.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

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

My heart was pounding, and my stomach was fluttering like it was full of startled butterflies.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce