fluttered
Moved with agitation
Fluttered is the past tense of flutter—to move with quick, light, irregular motions.
Wings flutter, flags flutter in the breeze, eyelashes flutter flirtatiously.
A fluttering heart beats rapidly from excitement or anxiety: Her heart fluttered when she saw him.
Leaves fluttered down from the trees.
She fluttered her fan nervously.
Beat abnormally fast
- racingSpeed competition sport
- skippedWent past without stopping
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- thumpingHeavy, dull beating
quickened · pulse · cardiac · arrhythmia · tachycardia · heartstrings · chest · beat
Feathered flying vertebrate
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
- batFlying mammal or sports club
insect · beating · rapid · hovering · delicate · feathered · gossamer · iridescent
Shook involuntarily
- quiveredShook with slight tremors
- flickedMoved with quick jerk
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- rippledMoved in undulations
oscillated · vibrated · danced · stirred · rustled · swayed · shimmered · flickered
Struck with club
- blinkedBriefly closed eyes
- coyAffectedly modest
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
demure · lashes · mascara · wink · seductive · alluring · gaze · glance
palpitated
Beat abnormally fast
thumping · quickened · pulse · cardiac · arrhythmia · tachycardia · heartstrings · chest · beat · throb
bird
Feathered flying vertebrate
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
bat · insect · beating · rapid · hovering · delicate · feathered · gossamer · iridescent · monarch
trembled
Shook involuntarily
rippled · oscillated · vibrated · danced · stirred · rustled · swayed · shimmered · flickered · bobbed
batted
Struck with club
- blinkedBriefly closed eyes
- coyAffectedly modest
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
coquettish · demure · lashes · mascara · wink · seductive · alluring · gaze · glance · eyes
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
pennant · streamer · bunting · veil · dress · hem · scarf · silk · lace · gauze
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
apprehensive · butterflies · stomach · queasy · restless · fidgety · twitchy · skittish · jumpy · worried
- heart flutterIrregular heartbeat sensation
- flutter kickAlternating leg strokes while swimming
- fluttering wings
- flutter sleeveLoose, flowing arm covering
- take a flutterBet a small amount