fluttering

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present participle of

to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this:

Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.

flutter down Leaves fluttered down onto the path.

flutter about Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine.

A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.

If your heart or stomach flutters, you feel slightly uncomfortable because you are excited or nervous:

Every time I think about my exams my stomach flutters!