unfluttering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ fluttering

Adjective[edit]

unfluttering (not comparable)

  1. Not fluttering.
    • 1840, Peter Hamilton Myers, Ensenore:
      The wild-bird drops his merry wings,
      And falls, unfluttering, on the green […]
    • 1849, J. W. F. Blundell, “The Eastern Settled Districts in Australia”, in New Monthly Magazine, Volume 87:
      Yes, if we could forget the old ambition — the fabled destiny of our early and late imaginings; if we could believe in primitive life, its unfluttering thoughts, its peaceful though lowly inspiration!
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