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Fluttering...
intransitive verb
Definition
- 1
intransitive verb
Moving in quick, light, repeated motions that add up to progress without looking like it.
- 2
intransitive verb
Of focus: moving between several places at once, in service of all of them.
Example
“Fluttering across the files.”— Claude Code, in quick passes