flutteringly
- adverb
- /ˈflʌtərɪŋli/
:
de manera ligera
- She waved her hand flutteringly to catch his attention.
Examples
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The butterfly flew flutteringly from flower to flower in the garden.
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I even looked at that coin that had been wedged into the suitcase (as explained, the yellow metro stub was gone, having floated flutteringly out to sea), and I remembered every detail concerning it, as well, reconstructing my days in the country where it was from: the Dominican Republic.
Fiction book (2001) -
Meanwhile, I last dutifully into the next flying noticeability of a flutteringly present moment, aware that this is at the beginning of an arc of giving up the argument for now.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the leaves fell flutteringly to the ground, a gentle breeze blew through the trees.
Synonyms
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2.3
Shows worry or fear in the way someone acts
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5.8
In a way that shows shaking from fear, cold, or weakness
Showing quick, unsteady changes, like a light going on and off
With an unsteady, unsure voice or movement that shows doubt
To shake slightly because of fear, cold, or strong feeling
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
Your hands or body move because you feel afraid
In a nervous way with small quick movements
Antonyms
How Lightly
Surface Forms
Morphology
flutteringly = fluttering (transparent) = flutter + ing + ly
Derived by adding -ly to the participial/adjectival 'fluttering', yielding 'in a fluttering manner', which is straightforward for learners.
Etymology
The word flutteringly comes from flutter, a simple word that shows a quick, light movement like a bird's wings and is like flap ('to flap'), while the parts -ing and -ly make it a word that tells how something is done. So, to do something 'flutteringly' is to move or speak in a quick, light, and trembling way.