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- Dictionaryflutter/ˈflʌtə/
verb
- 1. (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly: "a couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of fluttering: "there was a flutter of wings at the window" Similar
- 2. a small bet: informal British "a flutter on the horses" Similar
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to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this: Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze. flutter down Leaves fluttered down onto the path. flutter about Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine. A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this: Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze. flutter down Leaves fluttered down onto the path. flutter about Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine. A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.
1. : to flap the wings rapidly. butterflies fluttering among the flowers. 2. a. : to move with quick wavering or flapping motions. a sail fluttering in the wind. b. : to vibrate in irregular spasms. his heart fluttered. 3. : to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner. She nervously fluttered around the office. transitive verb.
flutter verb (MOVE) [ I or T ] to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this: Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze. flutter down Leaves fluttered down onto the path.
1. to wave or cause to wave rapidly; flap. 2. (Zoology) ( intr) (of birds, butterflies, etc) to flap the wings. 3. ( intr) to move, esp downwards, with an irregular motion. 4. (Pathology) ( intr) pathol (of the auricles of the heart) to beat abnormally rapidly, esp in a regular rhythm.
