Flutter and Swing

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Flutter verb - To move or cause to move with a striking motion.

Usage example: fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work

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Swing is a synonym for flutter in flap topic. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead the word "Flutter" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: fluttered, fluttering

Swing verb - To change one's course or direction.

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Flutter is a synonym for swing in sway topic. Sometimes you can use "Flutter" instead the word "Swing" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

dramatic	dramatic flutter	dramatic swing
last	last flutter	last swing

flutter hands

swing hands

Yoshi can flutter jump, use his tongue as a hook to swing over wide bottomless pits and to eat enemies, and transform into Dash/Light/Balloon forms as power-ups.

Source: Video Game / Super Mario Galaxy 2
In the Daffy/Speedy short "Swing Ding Amigo", after being blown up by a grenade, Daffy recites a very odd poem as his feathers flutter to the ground.

Source: Non Sequitur Thud
Yoshi can flutter jumpnote the key to a Good Bad Bug that breaks the game in interesting ways, use his tongue as a hook to swing over wide bottomless pits and to eat enemies, and transform into Dash/Light/Balloon forms as power-ups.

Source: Power-Up Mount

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