
Flutter
Visual Imagery
Use 'flutter' to describe a delicate or light movement you can picture, like petals in the breeze.

Petals flutter to the ground in the gentle wind.
Subtle Motion
Apply 'flutter' when the motion isn't forceful or intentional, but rather natural and subtle.

A curtain fluttered softly by the open window.
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