Definition of Flutter

1. Verb. Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. "The streets flutter with crowds"; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

Exact synonyms: Dart, Fleet, Flit
Specialized synonyms: Butterfly
Generic synonyms: Hurry, Speed, Travel Rapidly, Zip
Derivative terms: Dart, Flit

2. Noun. The act of moving back and forth.
Exact synonyms: Flicker, Waver
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Flicker, Waver, Waver, Waver, Waver

3. Verb. Move back and forth very rapidly. "The streets flutter with crowds"; "The candle flickered"
Exact synonyms: Flicker, Flitter, Quiver, Waver
Generic synonyms: Move Back And Forth
Derivative terms: Flicker, Fluttering, Waver

4. Noun. Abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block.
Generic synonyms: Arrhythmia, Cardiac Arrhythmia

5. Verb. Flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements. "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Flap

6. Noun. A disorderly outburst or tumult. "They were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

7. Verb. Beat rapidly. "His heart palpitated"
Exact synonyms: Palpitate
Generic synonyms: Beat, Pound, Thump
Related verbs: Palpitate
Derivative terms: Palpitant, Palpitation

8. Noun. The motion made by flapping up and down.
Exact synonyms: Flap, Flapping, Fluttering
Generic synonyms: Undulation, Wave
Derivative terms: Flap, Flap, Flap, Flap, Flap, Flap, Flap, Flap

9. Verb. Wink briefly. "Bat one's eyelids"
Exact synonyms: Bat
Generic synonyms: Blink, Nictate, Nictitate, Wink

Definition of Flutter

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

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

Definition of Flutter

1. Verb. (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause something to flap. ¹

4. Noun. The act of fluttering. ¹

5. Noun. A state of agitation. ¹

6. Noun. An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart. ¹

7. Noun. (British) A small bet or risky investment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flutter

1. to wave rapidly and irregularly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Flutter

1. A rapid vibration or pulsation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flutter

fluters
flutes
flutey
fluticasone
flutier
flutiest
flutily
flutina
flutinas
flutiness
fluting
flutings
flutist
flutists
flutrimazole
flutter (current term)
flutter-fibrillation
flutter-fibrillation waves
flutter in the dovecote
flutter kick
flutter the dovecote
flutterball
flutterbies
flutterboard
flutterboards
flutterby
fluttered
fluttered the dovecote
flutterer

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