fluttery

[fluht-uh-ree]

adjective

1. fluttering; apt to flutter.

ˈfluttery

/ ˈflʌtərɪ /

adjective

1. flapping rapidly; fluttering

2. showing nervousness or excitement

3. light or insubstantial

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluttery¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; flutter, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Penelope said nothing, although inside she began to feel the kind of fluttery, nervous tummy that she supposed every master criminal felt as the moment of truth grew near.

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And there was something about his company that made Penelope feel a bit fluttery on the inside, as if a flock of warblers on the wing had taken a detour through her tummy.

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The Times once called her look “fluttery, vulnerable, almost unbearably adorable.”

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What do we do with this fluttery feeling?

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The album’s opening number “Waltz Across Texas,” the Western swing classic made famous by Ernest Tubb, showcases their easy musical chemistry: Shires’s fluttery voice is playful but reverent to the source material, and Nelson’s notes are as elegantly spaced and glimmering as stars in a night sky.

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Related Words

• agitated 
• anxious 
• apprehensive 
• edgy 
• excited 
• jittery 
• nervous 
• restive 
• shaky 
• strained 
• stressful 
• uneasy