fluttery
Americanadjective
adjective
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flapping rapidly; fluttering
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showing nervousness or excitement
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light or insubstantial
Etymology
Origin of fluttery
Example Sentences
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The result is a chatbot with a fluttery, poetic tone.
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.
From Literature
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.
From Literature
The Times once called her look “fluttery, vulnerable, almost unbearably adorable.”
From Los Angeles Times
What do we do with this fluttery feeling?
From Salon
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