fluttery
2
4.9
- adjective
- /ˈflʌtəri/
- After Indy was born, I would hold her in my lap with one hand on her chest, feeling her heart beating fast and fluttery through the eggshells of her ribs.
- a fluttery stomach
- a fluttery heart
- a fluttery voice
Examples
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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.
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The thought of going back to that house... makes me all... fluttery and nauseous.
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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
59
4.3
Feeling nervous and easily startled by sudden sounds
51
2.1
Not steady and trembling, often from fear, cold, or tiredness
43
7.0
Feeling nervous and confused after a sudden, unexpected event
25
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
18
2.6
Shaking slightly because you feel afraid, cold, or weak
13
4.6
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
11
4.9
Feeling dizzy and as if you might fall
9
4.8
Unable to stay still because you feel nervous
3
6.5
Feeling worried and tense before a difficult event
2
8.9
Feeling excited and nervous while waiting for something
1
8.9
Feeling excited and nervous with your heart beating fast
1
8.7
Moving quickly and lightly because it is nervous or easily startled
1
7.7
Feeling dizzy after spinning or excitement
1
7.7
Shaky in the voice, often showing nervousness or strong feeling
1
5.0
Shaking slightly because of strong feelings or weakness
1
4.4
Shaking slightly in the hands and voice because of fear or weakness
1
7.2
Beating or trembling quickly because of strong feeling
1
9.9
Feeling nervous and restless before an important event
1
7.9
Feeling nervous, excited, and unable to stay still
1
7.4
Feeling nervous and hurried after something sudden happens
Antonyms
How Nervous
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 to feel fluttery is to have your heart or stomach 'flapping' with nervous excitement.