fluttering
noun
flut·ter·ing
ˈflə-tər-iŋ 
plural flutterings
: a quick wavering or flapping movement or sensation
felt a fluttering in his stomach
That's about as small as the perturbation of air produced by the fluttering of a butterfly's wings …—
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Heart palpitations are the perception or awareness of one's heartbeat, which people often describe as a racing, pounding, skipping, fluttering, or flopping sensation within the chest.
—Rafle Fernandez, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
There’s danger, there’s intimacy, there’s magic, there’s heart fluttering.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
When Francis reveals the depth of his devotion to Dale’s music, the saxophonist shakes the younger man’s hand with a fluttering of fingers that has the power of an embrace.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
The researchers found that females more frequently performed the fluttering, after which the male would usually enter the box first—regardless of which bird was first to arrive at the site.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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Rafle Fernandez, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
There’s danger, there’s intimacy, there’s magic, there’s heart fluttering.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
When Francis reveals the depth of his devotion to Dale’s music, the saxophonist shakes the younger man’s hand with a fluttering of fingers that has the power of an embrace.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
The researchers found that females more frequently performed the fluttering, after which the male would usually enter the box first—regardless of which bird was first to arrive at the site.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Fluttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluttering. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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