flutter
verb (used without object)
to wave, flap, or toss about.
will flutter
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future tenseof flutter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“It’s possible that the polls will flutter and then return to where they were. And it’s possible that there won’t be a flutter.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
Then the wishes will flutter across the city, carried by the breeze.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
Wiggle your thumb or forefinger quickly, and their virtual analogues will flutter out of sync.
From Time ● Dec. 5, 2016
Its stubby wings will then be pointed upwards to turn the craft into a giant shuttlecock that will "flutter" back to Earth.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
When an enemy approaches, they will flutter round the nest, will seem to call out for assistance, will attack the invader, and pursue him.
From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by John Bewick
