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English

Etymology

floterian.

Pronunciation


Verb

  1. To flap or wave quickly but irregularly; as, flags fluttering in the wind.
  2. Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
  3. To cause something to flutter.


Translations

Noun

  1. the act of fluttering
  2. a state of agitation
  3. an abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart
  4. a small bet


Derived terms


fr:flutter io:flutter it:flutter hu:flutter fi:flutter ta:flutter te:flutter vi:flutter zh:flutter

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flutter \Flut"ter\, v. t.
1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
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2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.
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Like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. --Shak.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flutter \Flut"ter\, n.
1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion;
vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.
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The chirp and flutter of some single bird --Milnes.
.
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2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
--Pope.
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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.
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WordNet flutter
n 1: the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flicker]
2: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart
(especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart
block
3: a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance,
disruption, commotion, stir, hurly burly, to-do,
hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle]
4: the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping,
fluttering]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: flit, fleet,
dart]
2: move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
[syn: flicker, waver, flitter, quiver]
3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate]
4: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat]
Moby Dictionary
Bebung , addle , addle the wits , ado , agiotage , agitate , agitation ,
arbitrage , arrhythmia , asking price , ball up , barrage ,
bearish prices , beat , beat a ruffle , beat a tattoo , beating ,
becloud , bedazzle , befuddle , befuddlement , bewilder , bewilderment ,
bicker , bid price , birdies , blooping , blurping , bob , bobble ,
book value , bother , botheration , brandish , bug , bullish prices ,
burst , bustle , buying in , buzz about , call price , careen , chaos ,
closing price , cloud , coggle , commotion , confuse , confusion , dance ,
dancing , dangle , dash , daze , dazzle , decline , didder ,
discombobulate , discombobulation , discomfit , discomfiture ,
discompose , discomposure , disconcert , disconcertion , disorder ,
disorganization , disorganize , disorient , disorientation , disquiet ,
disquietude , distortion , disturb , disturbance , dither , dithers ,
drive , drum , drum music , drumbeat , drumfire , drumming , electrify ,
embarrass , embarrassment , entangle , equity capital , face value ,
falter , feedback , feery-fary , ferment , fidget , fidgetiness ,
fidgets , fit , fixed price , flap , flapping , flash price , flaunt ,
flick , flicker , flickering , flickering light , flier , flip ,
flip out , flit , flitter , float , flop , flourish , fluctuate ,
fluctuating , fluctuation , flummox , flurry , fluster , flusteration ,
flustration , flutteriness , fluttering , fly , fog , foofaraw ,
freak out on , frenzy , fret , fuddle , fuddlement , fuss , fussiness ,
get high on , glancing light , glow , go pitapat , gutter , haste ,
have the fidgets , have the shakes , haze , heartbeat , heartthrob ,
heave , heaving , helter-skelter , high , hissing , hover , howling ,
hubbub , hullabaloo , hum , hurry , hurry about , hurry-scurry , hustle ,
inquietude , issue par , issue price , jar , jerk , jolt , jumble , jump ,
lambency , lather , librate , light show , liquidation , low , lurch ,
maelstrom , make a fuss , market price , market value , maze , mess ,
mist , mix up , moider , motorboating , muddle , muddlement ,
nominal value , nutate , offering price , opening price , oscillate ,
oscillating , oscillation , palpitate , palpitation , pant , panting ,
par , par value , paradiddle , parity , patter , pendulate , perplexity ,
perturb , perturbation , pitapat , pitch , pitter-patter , play ,
play of light , plunge , pother , pound , pounding , price ,
profit taking , pucker , pulsate , pulsation , pulse , put out ,
put price , quake , quaking , quaver , quavering , quiver , quivering ,
quotation , quoted price , race , raise hell , rally , rat-a-tat ,
rat-tat , rat-tat-tat , rataplan , rattattoo , rattle , reel , resonate ,
restlessness , rhythm , rock , roll , round trade , rub-a-dub , ruff ,
ruffle , rumble , rush , rush about , rush around , scalping , scamper ,
scramble , scratching , scurry , scuttle , settling price , shake ,
shake up , shakes , shaking , shiver , shivers , shock , shredding ,
shudder , shuffle , slat , sound a tattoo , spasm , spatter ,
speculation , splatter , splutter , spot sale , spurt , sputter ,
squeals , squirm , staccato , stagger , stated value , static , stew ,
stir , stockjobbery , stockjobbing , swag , sway , sweat , swell ,
swell with emotion , swing , swings , swirl , swivet , tat-tat , tattoo ,
tear around , tempo , thrill , thrill to , throb , throbbing ,
throw into confusion , thrum , thump , thumping , tingle ,
tingle with excitement , tizzy , to-do , tom-tom , toss , toss and turn ,
tremble , trembling , tremolando , tremolant , tremolo , tremor ,
trepidation , trepidity , trill , trillet , trilleto , trillo , trouble ,
tumble , tumult , turn , turn on to , twist and turn , twitch , twitter ,
twitteration , undulate , unquiet , unrest , unsettle , unsettlement ,
upset , vacillate , vacillating , vacillation , venture ,
venture capital , vibrate , vibrato , vortex , wag , waggle , wave ,
waver , waving , whirl , whistles , whiz about , wield , wiggle , wigwag ,
wobble , woomping , wow , wowwows , wriggle , writhe


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