Feathers fluttered

Meaning: This means that the feathers of a bird were moving with rapid, irregular, or unsteady movements. It's like saying, The bird's covering was moving up and down quickly.

Choice of Words: Feathers are the light, horny structures forming the external covering of the body of birds. Fluttered is the past tense of the verb 'flutter', which means to move with rapid, irregular, or unsteady movements.

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