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[ fluht-uh-ree ] / ˈflʌt ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fluttery ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefluttering; apt to flutter. Origin of flutteryMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at flutter, -y1 Words nearby flutteryflutterboard, flutter-fibrillation, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel, fluttery, fluty, fluvastatin, fluvial, fluviatile, fluviomarine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flutteryI saw a girl in a fluttery dress at an ice-cream stand, hugging a woman in a pantsuit—her mom. Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood|Genyfer Spark|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST She was speaking very slowly, her eyes warm and fluttery and melting, a soft flush on her cheeks that did not go away. She—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself—real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various Miss Effie Allendyce took her under her wing in a fluttery, mothery sort of a way with a great many "my dear's."
The next morning Miss Effie started the two of282 them off for the "appointment" with a fluttery excitement bordering on hysteria. You like a girl who is helpless and fluttery, who can be patronized. The Short Line War|Samuel Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for fluttery
adjectiveflapping rapidly; fluttering showing nervousness or excitement light or insubstantial Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flutterynervous, shaky, strained, edgy, anxious, uneasy, apprehensive, agitated, jittery, restive, excited, stressful, wired, shot, wreck, concerned, moved, worried, moving, worrying |