1
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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1
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
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Wright would need an ablation to stop the AFib and the flutter.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
Longer pieces reached the tops of her cheekbones, fluttering out like wings.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Right now, that home is with the Mahers at Somebody People, and wherever Monarch the pop-up flutters to next.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Wright would need an ablation to stop the AFib and the flutter.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Verb
And perhaps strangest of all, an indoor flagpole that will flutter in a direction corresponding to the wind outside.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
Longer pieces reached the tops of her cheekbones, fluttering out like wings.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
Noun
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The Orionid meteor shower peak begins tonight, welcoming a spectacular natural light show that could see a flurry of shooting stars spawned by Halley's Comet brighten the dark, moonless sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Iran several times, is Stateside for the first time in two decades for the opening, doing a flurry of Q&As.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That deal saw a 20-year partnership run through a joint venture containing all of Madrid’s in-stadium income, with the exception of season-ticket sales.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Curry’s new restaurant and bar Steph Curry and Michael Mina’s culinary venture, Bourbon Steak and The Eighth Rule, just opened in San Francisco’s Union Square.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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The spaces are smaller, with lower benches, and the older players, flitting between dressing rooms for U14s and U12s, have had to take their belongings home each day rather than leave them in lockers due to the carousel of teams moving in and out.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moments later, the monarch began to flap its wings and crawl onto Bendicksen’s hand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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But its appeal can’t be divorced from the romance of its history, which properly began in the 19th century when English polo players began wearing oxford shirts as their preferred uniform, complete with collars that buttoned against the body to prevent their points from flapping in the wind.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Soon there was a burst of flame, which appeared to spread from the cab and shot out several feet from the driver's side of the truck.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Halfmann's team knew this process takes a burst of energy.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Delaware’s 1913 gamble helped spark a century of American dynamism.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The gamble paid off as The Black Phone became one of 2022’s most profitable films, grossing $161 million against a $16 million budget.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Grass moths that darted sideways through the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Leavitt took the snap and darted right, headed for the first-down marker on the sideline.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The red light begins to flicker and dance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Southern live oaks draped in Spanish moss that tower and twist over city squares, Neoclassical Antebellum architecture, gas lamps that flicker over uneven cobblestone paths, and a humid subtropical climate that hangs heavy in the air.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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