flutter
verb (used without object)
to wave, flap, or toss about.
has fluttered
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present perfectof flutter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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What has fluttered away instead are our patience and our precautions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
As cryptocurrencies have thrown off tons of cash, some of it has fluttered into the open arms of sports executives, who welcome it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
The photogenic bird has fluttered but not flown around the practice fields, instead choosing to walk everywhere.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
"His humour has fluttered happily about the stage recently vacated by the serious monologist," wrote the Observer's Peter Corrigan.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2012
Twice the victorious banner of England has fluttered in the gaze of Paris.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 by Various
