fluttery

Examples

• All

• Her stomach was all fluttery and jumpy, like a chicken with a fox outside the pen.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Mrs. Strauss was fluttery with remorse.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Her eyes are fluttery when she turns back to me, as if I am too bright to look at.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I had a fluttery feeling in my stomach every day I walked up the front steps of the school.

  Fiction book (2000)

• My heart got fluttery, and I had an impulse to call my brother.

  Blog text (18)

• It's why my heart is racing and I'm so fluttery.

  Black and White (1999)

• The thought of going back to that house... makes me all... fluttery and nauseous.

  Cyrus (2010)

• Though my stomach was still fluttery, I got right off my stool and went over to him.

  Fiction book (1993)

• My eyelashes were something on my wish list, but hers were long and fluttery around her pretty green eyes.

  Blog text (14)

• Before her performance, she felt a fluttery excitement in her stomach that made her nervous.

Synonyms

S

shaky

vsfluttery

59 2.1

Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness

is typically a lighter, quicker trembling tied to excitement

J

jumpy

vsfluttery

• Informal

54 4.3

Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds

is like that anxiety but softer and more quickly fluttering

J

jittery

vsfluttery

26 4.5

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

is similar but leans more toward light fluttering than strong activity

T

twitchy

vsfluttery

• Informal

9 4.6

Feeling nervous and unable to stay still

matches that restlessness but is softer and more fluttering than sharp twitches

F

fidgety

vsfluttery

8 4.8

Unable to stay still because you feel nervous

shares restlessness but is more about light quick shaking sensations

G

giddy

vsfluttery

3 4.9

Feeling dizzy and as if you might fall

is similar in light sensation but centers on nervous excitement rather than dizziness

A

a-flutter

vsfluttery

• Literature

2 8.9

Feeling excited and nervous with your heart beating fast

expresses lighter quick nervous excitement often in sound or feeling

A

atwitter

vsfluttery

• Literature

1 8.9

Feeling excited and nervous while waiting for something

is alike but highlights a brief light shaking or quick sound

R

rattled

vsfluttery

• Informal

1 7.0

Feeling nervous and confused after a sudden, unexpected event

is usually lighter and more quickly excited rather than deeply shaken

T

trembling

vsfluttery

1 2.6

Shaking slightly because you feel afraid, cold, or weak

is similar but implies a lighter, quicker, more excited shaking

N

nervy

vsfluttery

1 6.5

Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event

relates but is lighter, quicker, and often excited rather than tense

Q

quivery

vsfluttery

1 5.0

Shaking slightly because of strong feelings or weakness

is like that trembling but lighter and quicker in motion

T

trembly

vsfluttery

1 4.4

Shaking slightly in the hands and voice because of fear or weakness

is quicker and lighter, blending shaky sound with excitement

T

toey

vsfluttery

• Australian

1 9.9

Feeling nervous and restless before an important event

is similar but emphasizes a light quick trembling or sound

T

twirly

vsfluttery

1 7.7

Feeling dizzy after spinning or excitement

overlaps on light excitement but is about dizziness not nervous quivering

S

skittery

vsfluttery

1 8.7

Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled

covers the same quick quality but focuses more on internal fluttering feeling

T

twittery

vsfluttery

• Informal

7.9

Feeling nervous, excited, and unable to stay still

is similar but focuses more on light quick trembling sensation

Q

quavery

vsfluttery

7.7

Shaky in the voice, often showing nervousness or strong feeling

covers similar light quick nervousness often heard rather than seen

F

flurried

vsfluttery

7.4

Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens

shares agitation but is lighter and quicker rather than caused by chaos

P

palpitating

vsfluttery

7.2

Beating or trembling quickly because of strong feeling

is similar but focuses more on delicate quick nervous sound or feeling

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

S

steady

186 1.3

Firm and unlikely to be moved or upset

How Nervous

panicky

22 4.1

jittery

26 4.5

nervous

∞ 1.3

fluttery

2 4.9

uneasy

98 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology