flutter
verb (used without object)
to wave, flap, or toss about.
were fluttering
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past progressiveof flutter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Small, black, plastic bat wings are pinned to the wall by his nameplate as if they were fluttering around his door.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2023
On a beautiful afternoon in June, gay rainbow flags were fluttering up and down Castro Street as Jones walked by reminders of an earlier era.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
On a beautiful afternoon in June, gay rainbow flags were fluttering up and down Castro Street as Mr. Jones walked by reminders of an earlier era.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
By the time we reached Warren Island, our first anchor site, my fingers were fluttering, too.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2017
Mo shrugged his shoulders and looked up at the ceiling, where a few moths were fluttering around the naked lightbulb.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
