fluttery
Like anxious butterflies
Fluttery describes light, rapid, irregular movement—like something flapping or trembling: fluttery curtains in the breeze, a fluttery heartbeat.
The word often captures nervous excitement or agitation: She felt fluttery before the interview.
It can also describe a style that's light and airy: a fluttery chiffon dress.
Rapid wing motion
- flittingMoving swiftly and briefly
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- flickeringShining unsteadily, intermittently
rippling · wavering · undulating · vibrating · oscillating · dancing · darting · hovering
Anxiously restless
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- tenseStrained or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- edgyTense and irritable
apprehensive · restless · fidgety · twitchy · panicky · worried · shaky · tremulous
flapping
Rapid wing motion
- flittingMoving swiftly and briefly
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
flickering · rippling · wavering · undulating · vibrating · oscillating · dancing · darting · hovering · skimming
jittery
Anxiously restless
edgy · apprehensive · restless · fidgety · twitchy · panicky · worried · shaky · tremulous · agitated
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
dainty · lacy · featherlight · gauzy · chiffon · tulle · sheer · filmy · silken · papery
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
wafting · billowing · feathery · light · drifting · airborne · breezy · windswept · lifted · swirling
flutterycalm
Free from agitation
composed · unflappable · serene · tranquil · collected
flutterystill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · steady · stationary · immobile · stable
- heart flutterIrregular heartbeat sensation
- flutter kickAlternating leg strokes while swimming
- fluttering wings
- flutter sleeveLoose, flowing arm covering
- take a flutterBet a small amount
flutter, fluttering, fluttered, flutters, aflutter, flutterer