fluttery
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈflʌtəri/
- I thought I'd pull out a mascara that I really like for sort of a soft, fluttery lash look.
- fluttery movements
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Examples
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The leaves on the trees made a fluttery sound as the gentle breeze passed through them.
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On the hill, the ghost light was weak, fluttery in its movement.
Fiction book (1997) -
He sticks something to the window before he moves on, a fluttery yellow note.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's like wispy and long and fluttery, not clumpy at all.
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The costumes are often as much about the way they move as they are the way they look, and I think this dress of Saoirse's moves brilliantly, has a lovely kind of fluttery effect to it.
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I watched the red truck carve a line through the backdrop of gray sage hills and fluttery light green aspens and pass out of sight behind one of the knolls.
Fiction book (1990) -
The butterflies danced in the air with their fluttery wings, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.
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She wore a lovely dress made of fluttery fabric that flowed gracefully as she moved.
Synonyms
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5.4
Loose parts that move in the wind, like sleeves and ears
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7.7
Something that moves lightly and bounces, like a skirt that twirls
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8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
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8.4
Acting quickly and changing mood or interest often
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6.0
Light or image that changes quickly and is not steady
Antonyms
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fluttery comes from flutter, a word that sounds like quick, light flaps, plus the ending -y which means 'full of'. So something fluttery, like a curtain or a butterfly, has quick, light repeated movements like small flaps.