How do you use Aflutter in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nervous or excited, plus the exact meaning.
Aflutter in a sentence
Aflutter meaning
- Fluttering.
- Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
- In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
Using Aflutter
- The main meaning on this page is: Fluttering. | Filled or covered (with something that flutters). | In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
- Useful related words include: nervous, excited.
- In the example corpus, aflutter often appears in combinations such as: hearts aflutter, aflutter with.
Context around Aflutter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aflutter
- In this selection, "aflutter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hearts stand out and add context to how "aflutter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of hearts aflutter with her and set hearts aflutter and it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aflutter" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aflutter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The moment, like the film, is crafted to set hearts aflutter, and it works. (14 words)
Intel’s stock dropped following the news, and while much of Twitter was aflutter with gleeful takes, others were more wary—and even worried. (24 words)
Jojo Babie, a model with more than 9.2 million followers on Instagram, likely set thousands of hearts aflutter with her latest post to the platform. (26 words)
Jojo Babie, a model with more than 9.2 million followers on Instagram, likely set thousands of hearts aflutter with her latest post to the platform. (26 words)
Intel’s stock dropped following the news, and while much of Twitter was aflutter with gleeful takes, others were more wary—and even worried. (24 words)
The moment, like the film, is crafted to set hearts aflutter, and it works. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
Jojo Babie, a model with more than 9.2 million followers on Instagram, likely set thousands of hearts aflutter with her latest post to the platform.
Intel’s stock dropped following the news, and while much of Twitter was aflutter with gleeful takes, others were more wary—and even worried.
The moment, like the film, is crafted to set hearts aflutter, and it works.
Common combinations with aflutter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: