flutter
verb (used without object)
to wave, flap, or toss about.
had fluttered
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past perfectof flutter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They met the moment, and any butterflies they might have had fluttered away when seasoned quarterback Matthew Stafford completed his first 10 passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
You feel as if Churchill’s attention, or even his presence, had fluttered right past the easel in order to hover at the far end of the hall.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Afterward, when the last smooth stroke had fluttered the net, both coaches, those supposedly cool operators, were in tears.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
Hundreds, all told, had fluttered around me before the penny dropped.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2017
As she resheathed the dagger in her boot and stood up, the sprite who had fluttered near Elowen’s throne bobbed into sight.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
