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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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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
Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The whole track flutters with ecstasy, especially the racing, clubby drum track, racing like a heartbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
His attention settles here before hopping there, like a pigeon in Trafalgar Square alighting on a statue’s arm before fluttering up to its head.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
When an insect flutters by, the spider releases the tension line, flinging the web forward and entangling the prey.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The whole track flutters with ecstasy, especially the racing, clubby drum track, racing like a heartbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Nifty technical touches only added to the charm—flying confetti, fluttering streamers, even a flock of fairy drones.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
His attention settles here before hopping there, like a pigeon in Trafalgar Square alighting on a statue’s arm before fluttering up to its head.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutter
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Banking giants will continue to report earnings This week, the pace picks up in the second half with a flurry of banking earnings reports.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento tied the game with 32 seconds left in the third, then surged ahead with a fourth-quarter flurry keyed by Providence College product Devin Carter.Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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The project marks Maddock Films’ first venture into the historical epic genre and features Kaushal alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
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Also try: Check out these other dogsledding ventures within driving distance of Pittsburgh.Ryan Deto, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Much as all this is undeniable catnip for social media feeds, the actual experience is lushly analog, with days spent flitting between hammocks and the steam room, hot tub, and cold plunge tucked inside a dramatic temescal.Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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As artists like Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp dominated the festival circuit, Eilish’s odes to flirtation and feasting flitted around the Hot 100’s top 40.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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While his showing yesterday is unlikely to be shared quite as widely on social media as his fumbled catch against Sunderland in October, Meslier was caught in no man’s land when Kamara lobbed him in the first half before flapping at aerial balls in the build-up to the other two goals.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Upon entering the locker room, Kelce jumped around, pumping his fist in the air and flapping the jacket back and forth.Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Boston is bracing for snow late this weekend as a burst of Arctic air drops temperatures into the teens.Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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It was inspired by the neon colors of neon light artist James Turrell, adding bright bursts of pink and orange to their belts.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Watch—And Rewatch—This 215-Minute Film The Brutalist’s ambitious gamble with the audience mostly pays off.David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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How many schools are able — and willing — to make that kind of gamble, considering Beck had a very inconsistent 2024 before the injury?Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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And the prospect of bipartisan immigration reform appeared real and tangible for a flicker of a moment last year, before Trump directed Republicans to kill it, Mayorkas said.Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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Cory Dean and his group at Columbia University spotted a flicker of superconductivity in a two-dimensional TMD material in 2020.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Flutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutter. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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