fluttering
noun
flut·ter·ing ˈflə-tər-iŋ 
plural flutterings
: a quick wavering or flapping movement or sensation
felt a fluttering in his stomach
That's about as small as the perturbation of air produced by the fluttering of a butterfly's wings …
Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
fluttering
verb
1
as in flitting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn Synonyms & Similar Words
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- flitting
- darting
- dancing
- flicking
- flickering
- flying
- flittering
- scurrying
- zipping
- wandering
- flirting
- sailing
- scuttling
- speeding
- scudding
- skittering
- scampering
- dashing
- zooming
- sprinting
- roaming
- skipping
- zinging
- meandering
- rambling
- shooting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- floating
- hanging
- hovering
2
as in flapping
to move or cause to move with a striking motion fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work Synonyms & Similar Words
- flapping
- waving
- flailing
- whipping
- swaying
- swinging
- flopping
- flickering
- flicking
- beating
- flitting
- thumping
- knocking
- banging
- pounding
- oscillating
- fanning
- throbbing
- undulating
- pulsing
- battering
- smacking
- spanking
- buffeting
- palpitating