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been fluttering
noun
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
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We've been fluttering our inner feathers ever since.
Since the fall of the government in April, the black, red and yellow Belgian flag has been fluttering about window sills and above shop signs.
For a couple of weeks, a "Now Hiring" banner has been fluttering out front; business is up and the place needs two more cashiers and a midlevel manager.
The Renault broke down repeatedly, beginning on Day 1, when "the speedometer needle, which had been fluttering spasmodically, suddenly lay down on the left side of the dial and never moved again".
At Barcelona, it is easy to imagine how vigorously the panolada would have been fluttering and it was remarkable afterwards to hear him say he was happier with the first half than the second one.
I thought Sergei was driving too fast but I couldn't tell for sure, because the speedometer needle, which had been fluttering spasmodically, suddenly lay down on the left side of the dial and never moved again for the rest of the journey.
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A new flag is fluttering over Broadway.
Her eyes were fluttering behind her eyelids.
Something was fluttering and streaking by above their heads.
Fifty species from around the world will be fluttering about inside their tropical greenhouse.
What are any of us to do? Vicky's hands are fluttering.
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