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And at last they came .
Flying, fluttering¹ down,
All white in the city,
All white iVthe town.
They draped every steeple
And tower in sight,.
They dressed all the trees
Against^Chrisfmas'night,

And then covered the ground
All over with white.

1 fluttering   

v.飘动( flutter的现在分词 )；（心）快速跳动；振翼，拍翅膀

参考例句：

• The women were all fluttering about finishing their preparations for the wedding. 女人们做好婚礼准备后显得不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was autumn, and leaves were fluttering down in the light wind. 现在是秋天，树叶在微风中飘落下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》