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| flut·ter [ flúttər ] |
verb (past and past participle flut·tered, present participle flut·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular flut·ters) |
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1. intransitive verb wave gently: to move gently but with quick changes in direction or with a wavy motion
  A tissue fluttered to the ground.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move something light back and forth: to move something light or small in quick back-and-forth motions, or be moved in this way
Her eyelids fluttered.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb flap wings: to flap the wings rapidly
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refers to birds
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4. intransitive verb fly: to move by flapping the wings rapidly
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refers to birds
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5. intransitive verb beat rapidly: to beat rapidly because of a medical disorder or because of nervousness or excitement
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refers to the heart
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6. intransitive verb quiver: to have a quivering feeling because of nervousness or excitement
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7. transitive verb make nervous: to make somebody feel agitated or nervous
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usually used in the passive
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8. intransitive verb move restlessly: to move around in a restless or nervous way
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noun (plural flut·ters) |
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1. quick movement: a rapid, repetitive, or back-and-forth movement in something small
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2. agitation: a state of nervous excitement or agitation
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3. medicine rapid heartbeat: a condition marked by rapid, but regular heartbeat
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4. recording sound distortion: a high frequency distortion in the pitch of recorded sound
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5. U.K. gambling small bet: a small bet on something
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informal
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| [ Old English floterian< Germanic] |
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| flut·ter·er noun |
| flut·ter·ing·ly adverb |
| flut·ter·y adjective |
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