flutter

[flut·ter]

Flutter means to move back and forth rapidly. Flags flutter in the wind. Leaves flutter to the ground. Flutter also exists as a noun you might feel a flutter in your heart when you're excited.

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To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

Noun
the act of moving back and forth

Noun
the motion made by flapping up and down

Noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

Noun
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

Verb
wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids"

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Verb
move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

Verb
beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

Verb
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart


v. t.
To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

v. t.
To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.

n.
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.

n.
Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.


Flutter

Flut"ter , v. t. 1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.
Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.

Flutter

Flut"ter, n. 1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.
The chirp and flutter of some single bird
2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder. Pope. Flutter wheel, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes.

To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.

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