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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
the site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now
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2
as in venture
chiefly British
a risky undertaking
most people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter
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as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn
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as in to flap
to move or cause to move with a striking motion
fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work
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Recent Examples of flutter
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 18, 2019.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Or catch a ferry to Lokrum Island—a 72-hectare nature reserve home to towering pine forests, a medieval Benedictine monastery (established in the 11th century), and botanical gardens where flirty peacocks flutter their feathers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The European flag flutters next to the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on April 11, 2024, ahead of an ECB press conference on Eurozone monetary policy.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
An Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 18, 2019.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
Or catch a ferry to Lokrum Island—a 72-hectare nature reserve home to towering pine forests, a medieval Benedictine monastery (established in the 11th century), and botanical gardens where flirty peacocks flutter their feathers.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
Noun
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Most solar cycles have two peaks, so astronomers expect a flurry of sunspots in the sun's northern hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Investors are also expecting a flurry of economic data this week.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On Friday, Musk said another one of his ventures, xAI, was merging with the social network in an all-stock transaction, valuing the artificial intelligence business at $80 billion and the social media business at $33 billion.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2025
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Seeing my menswear pieces embraced at this level confirms that the vision behind this new venture is resonating with the right audience.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The show flits back and forth between the 1950s and the 1990s, when most of the 1950s artists were still very much alive.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the middle-upper atmosphere.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Simplot responded by making the flagpole taller to reduce its flapping noise.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2025
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The small grey bird flaps around the cage, sticking to the far end of the box, away from the looming reptile.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Gators responded with six consecutive points before Maryland embarked on a 6-2 burst for a 36-35 lead.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the video, first published by The Guardian, Redknapp is also seen raising his left arm, prompting a burst of laughter from the audience.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The gamble was enormous — Windows 1.0 was widely considered a disappointment — but Microsoft persisted.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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The organization made a big gamble signing Holmes a starting pitcher this offseason.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The frenzy of amethyst flowers usually erupts at the Lake Balaton plantation in July, give or take a month, and it is accompanied by hundreds of darting butterflies.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, three of his four assists for Ljungberg came centrally as the Sweden winger would make darting out-to-in support runs.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As auroras form, Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles through a process that produces a stunning display of rays, spirals and flickers that have fascinated humans for millennia.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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His pale eyes flicker behind a dark curtain of hair.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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