Flutter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- a disorderly outburst or tumult (syn: commotion, disruption, disturbance, to-do)
- the motion made by flapping up and down (syn: flap)
verb
- move back and forth very rapidly (syn: flicker, flitter, quiver, waver)
- flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
- wink briefly (syn: bat)
Extra examples
The bird was fluttering its wings.
The bird's wings were fluttering.
We watched the butterflies fluttering in the garden.
Leaves fluttered to the ground.
The breeze made the curtains flutter.
The breeze fluttered the curtains.
She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
She nervously fluttered around the office.
With a flutter of wings, the birds settled into the nest.
The flutter of the flame cast shadows on the ceiling.
He was in a flutter until he found his keys.
The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter.
No wonder poor Adela's pulse was all in a flutter.
He immediately fell into a great flutter.
A small bird fluttered past the window.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: flutter
he/she/it: flutters
present participle: fluttering
past tense: fluttered
past participle: fluttered
singular: flutter
plural: flutters
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