flittering

The motion of something that flitters.

Japanese Meaning

ひらひらと飛ぶ、または動く様子。

The flittering of the moths outside my window kept me awake all night.

窓の外の蛾のひらひらした動きが一晩中私を眠らせなかった。

Sense（1）

The motion of something that flitters.

It is in this solitude, a syllable,

Out of these gawky flitterings,

Intones its single emptiness,

The savagest hollow of winter-sound.

flitterings

（ plural ）