fluttering
part of speech
verb form (fluttering, from flutter); adjective (fluttering); noun (fluttering)
meaning for a pupil
1) Fluttering means moving quickly and lightly up and down or to and fro, like a butterfly's wings, a flag or falling leaves. tree →
2) A fluttering feeling, like butterflies in your tummy, is a light nervous feeling. tree →
3) A fluttering heart beats fast and unevenly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and poems fluttering wings, leaves and flags make pictures of lightness and movement; in science butterflies and moths are seen fluttering. Phrases: «fluttering wings», «fluttering in the breeze», «a fluttering in my tummy».
examples
- A butterfly was fluttering over the flowers. tree →
- Flags were fluttering in the breeze. tree →
- Leaves came fluttering down from the trees. tree →
- I had a fluttering feeling before my test. tree →
- The baby bird was fluttering its wings. tree →
- Her eyelashes were fluttering. tree →
- Moths kept fluttering round the lamp. tree →
- “Why, indeed?” said a Butterfly, who was fluttering about after a sunbeam. tree →
note
From «flutter» (one «t» doubled already: flu-tt-er, then add «-ing»). Softer and lighter than «flapping»; small things flutter, big things flap.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «fluttering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.